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DR. ABBOTTS 

COLLECTION 



mmwwwEMS 

ANTIQUITIE 



Httwljes^nt Institute, 



NEW-YOflK. 





I J. W. Harbison. Printer, 447 Broome Street, N. Y 



Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1857, by 

HENRY ABBOTT, M. D., 

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for llie Southern 

District of New-York. 



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PROPERTY OF HE:N^RY ABBOTT, M. 



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PREFACE. 



Upon exhibiting this Collection, it niay be necessary to state that 
I do not prdfess to be a savan, or a decipherer of hieroglyphics, but merely 
an amateur collector of such objects of antiquity as appeared to me illus- 
trative of the religious and other customs of the ancient Egyptians, in 
whose country I have passed the last twenty years of my life. To occupy 
my leisure hours was necessary, and I found it ah agreeable pastime to dive 
into the tombs of the ancients and rescue from the hands of the malny pil- 
ferers such objects as appeared to me worthy of .notice, and I think I. may, 
without fear of contradiction, assert that every article in this collection is 
of undoubted antiquity. I have spared neither time nor expense .in my 
efforts to obtain the finest and most genuine objects of antiquity, and feel 
assured that they will be appreciated. 

As regards the Catalogue, I have endeavoured, as far as the limits of 
such a work will allow, to give a sufficient, although not a very enlarged, 
description of each article, and for more minute details must refer to the 
works of such savans as Sir Gardner Wilkinson, S. Poole, Esq., I. Perring, 
Esq., J. Kenrick, Esq., Professor Lkpsius, and M. E. Prisse, from all 
of which I have quoted when necessary. 

Subjoined is an Introduction by a gentleman of this city, who has 
>'isited Egypt, and who is himself an author of great merit. He has ren 
dered it useless for me to say more than that I am indebted to him and 
many other American travellers for the praise they have kindly bestowed 
apon my exertions, and without whose advice I should never have ventured 
to offer this Collection of Egyptian Antiquities to the patronage of the 
American public 

H. ABBOIT. 



OTRODUCTIOJ. 



This Museum tf Egyptian Ajitiquities was collected by Dr. Abbott, duiing a residence of 
twenty years in Cairo, all which time his attention was constantly dii'ected to the subject. 
The most distinguished Egyptian scholars, Sii* Gai'dner Wilkinson, L Peiring, Lepsius, and 
Poole, have rerified in this collection many of their speculations; and the genuineness of 
the relics has, in their sanction, the highest possible authority. Many of the objects were 
found in toijabs opened in the presence of Dr. Abbott, and there is probably no similar 
museum in the world more valuable to the Student, the Antiquaiian, and the Divine. " There 
is nothing new under the sun," said Solomon, and here ai-e many things that were old when 
he said it. It is here that the ocular and palpable evidence of the authenticity of the 
Bible is presented in the most interesting form. We are made, as it were, contemporary 
with Abraham, with the Israelites in Egy|3t, with Shishak, with Zerah, by witnessing speci 
mens of rare arts made in then- times, and with which they were famOiai*. Here, too, we 
must imlearn some of om- pride, and be struck with new astonishment at the civilization of 
a people, whose historical records have mostly perished. The Biblical student will natU' 
rally turn in this Collectiontothestoneheadof the Bhai-aoh of the Exodus, Thothmes III. of 
Egyptian history, which preserves the character of the Egyptian type, as seen in the Sta' 
tues of Aboo Simbel, and in the face of the Sphynx — and which scientific research is 
unable to refer to one of the primeval races, so as to determine the probable oiigin of 
the Egyptians. He will also see the iron helmet and breast-plate of scale armom', bearing 
the cartouche, (coiTesponding to om- modern armorial bearings,) of Shishak, nine hundred 
and seventy-one yeai'S before Christ, who took Jerusalem fi-om Rehoboam. — 2 Chron. xL 
Also, a hawkheaded Vase, in green earthenware, from the plain of Zoan, with the oval of 
Zerah, the Ethiopian king, seven hundred and forty-oue years B. c. — 2 Chron xiv. Also 
the burned and unbumed bricks made without straw by the children of Israel in Egypt, 
and dating from the above-mentioned Phai-aoL The Antiquaiian will notice among a lai-ge 
collection of jewelry, the gold Necklace and Ear-rings bearing the name of Menes, the 
first Pharaoh of Egypt, and the earliest king in history. Thfe most learned scholars assign 
two thousand seven hundi'ed and seventy-one years b. c. as the date of these ornamentfl. 
The large gold Signet-ring of Shoufou or Cheops, as High Priest and King ; he was the 
builder of the gi'eat Pyramid two thousand three hundred and fifty-two years b. o. Baked 
clay stamps "used by Terak, in the XXV. Dynasty, seven hundi-ed and fourteen yeai's b. a, 
to stamp the fresh. Nile mud which was plastered over the locks of the. granaries and the 
public buildings. Besides these, there is especial interest in the various cloths of those 
remote periods — ^in the preserved fioiits and gi'ains, threads, needles, and household imple- 
ments of those who 

" Walked about, how strange a story ! 
' In Thebes' streets three thousand yenrs ago." 

The Mummy-case which was handed round at banquets to remind the guests of their mor 
taUty — the Stylus with which the Greeks wrote, and the tablets upon which they were 
nsed — the Painter's palette — the remai-kably fine specimens of Papyrus, upon which the 
writing is still so legible — G-lass, beautiful as the famous Venetian glass — the various 
mages, talismans, and chaims — the human Mummies, and tlu-ee ponderous Mummied 
bullocks, all make real to the observer .the daily life and habits of a people which, after 
eentmies of supremacy, exists for him only in these relics. 



From Harper's Magazine, June, 1854. 



" In these days of universal subscription for every possible object, 
we have heard a good deal of talk around our Easy Chair abou.t 
the Egyptian Museum of Dr. Abbott, of which we have before 
spoken. It was early felt by many gentlemen and scholars most 
conversant with the subject, that the opportunity of securing to this 
country and to this city so unique and valuable a collection ought 
not to be lost. It was clear enough that the enterprise would be 
difficult. But the facts were these : During a residence of more 
than twenty years in Egypt, whither he originally went to serve as 
a physician in the army of Mehemet Ali during the Syrian war, 
Dr. Abbott spared no time or care in the accumulation of a museum 
of Egyptian antiquities, which it is impossible to collect under other 
circumstances than those of constant residence and close attention- 
It soon became known to the dragomans and explorers of the ruins 
that this Ei*ank was interested in every new discovery, and that he 
would give the best prices for the best things. Consequently every' 
thing came to him. He was receiver-general of the recovered 
treasures of Pharoaonic times, and his collection, annually increas- 
ing, became gradually one of the sights and " lions " of Cairo. It 
is within a half-dozen years that he made one of the most interest' 
iug additions possible to any collection of the antiquities of any 
country. This was the ring of Cheops, who built the great pyramid 
which bears his name. It is a signet-ring, with the cartouche cor- 
responding to the modern coat of arms. Miss Martiueau, in her 
thoughtful book of Eastern travel, says that the loss of this ring from 
some English collection would be " a national loss." Ail the other 
modern travellers in Egypt, as well as the most eminent of Egyptian 
scholars, unite in testifying to the great value of the museum. Sir 
Gardner "Wilkinson, who has achieved a just and large reputation 
by the work embodying the results of his profound Egyptian study 
and investigation, is especially warm in his praises, and had already 



offered a large sum. to Dr. Abbott, on behalf of an English noble- 
man of the highest rank, for the purchase of the collection. But 
it was already shipped for America, and the Doctor determined to 
trust to the interest of the youngest nation in these invaluable relics 
of the eldest. 

He has undoubtedly been disappointed. America cares as little 
for Egypt as Egypt thought of America. The filial sentimenlf is 
unknown to us. We are so busy in improving what the Past has 
bequeathed to us, that we" forget We owe it anything. In our eager- 
ness — and it is true enough, our necessary eagerness — to get money, 
we lose every thing else. We get money, but we do not get comfort, 
nor ease, nor civilization. Several friends of Dr. Abbott, however, 
and many gentlemen of influence and means, interested more or 
less in the collection itself, and particularly interested in the fair 
fame of the city, resolved that an effort should be made to call pub- 
lic attention to the matter, and to secure the sum necessary to pur- 
chase and retain the collection. Peter Cooper, Esq., whose name 
we record with pleasure as one of the men whose use of money 
shows how truly he estimates its relative importance to other and 
higher possessions, and whose career so well confirms the truth that 
Lorenzo de Medici was the Magnificent, not because he was rich, 
but because he knew the use of riches, generously offered an apart- 
ment in the new Institute now erecting under his auspices in Astor 
Place, for the permanent accommodation of the collection. A gen- 
eral subscription has been organized, a public meeting has been 
held, at which, eminent men, both clergymen and others, spoke 
warmly in favor of the project, and there is every reason to suppose 
that the necessary amount will be secured. 

The amount required is only about fifty or sixty thousand dollars 
— the object is the purchase of an unequaled collection, illustrating, 
in a hundred ways, Scriptural times and religious history — ^a collec- 
tion whicb would be the nucleus of a generous and extensive histori- 
cal, scientific, and artistic museum, which would give New- York an 
elevated rank as a real and not a pretended and assumed jnetropolis 
among the great cities of the world. It is for precisely such purpo- 
ses as this — for the concentration in one city of all possible sources 
of information and reference in all possible departments of human 



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study — that money is worth gettiDg, Without this conviction and 
without this principle we labor in vain to build a great city. It 
cannot be done. A million houses and five millions of people do 
not make a metropolis. Athens was a small city. Kew-Tork, if it 
had fifty times as many inhabitants as now, and stretched its stately 
ranges of tumble-down buildings for twenty miles along the Hudson, 
would be as far from a real metropolis as it is at this moment, when, 
if it should by any chance be ruined, the only remains of the slight- 
est interest to the next age would be the Astor Library, and some 
of the humane and charitable intitutions. 

For what is a metropolis ? It is the head of the State, the foun. 
tain of learning, art, and intellectual influence. It is the brain of 
the country; the point to which its scholars, artisans, artists, of 
whatever kind, throng to constlt the wisdom of experience and the 
inspiration of the moment. It is in the State what a Crystal Palace 
is among the workshops of industry. Athens, Home, the truly 
great cities of antiquity, were great by reason of results . to which 
wealth -was only subsidiary. Had they been marts only, and not 
temples — had their people served Plutus only, and not Apollo and 
all the Muses — they would have shriveled qut of history like Car- 
thage. And what to-day makes London, Paris, Pome, and "Vienna, 
each a metropolis ? It is precisely the same thing. It is the devo- 
tion of money to humane and permanent purposes — to the endow- 
ing of libraries, galleries, and institutions of every kind, for the 
intellectual benefit of the population. This is trne, however much 
the IsTew-Torker may sniff at the unhappy workmen of other coun- 
tries. We are not praising them beyond the fact. We know how 
often the opulent Library and the beautiful Gallery seem melancholy 
mockeries of pinching" poverty and grinding toil. But if under such 
political organizations such actual intellectual chances may exist, 
may they not also exist among us ? Is there any secret afiinity be- 
tween despotism and knowledge ? Ton say, with intrepid ardor and 
great contempt, " Quite the reverse." Will you then explain how 
it is that this country is so slow to recognize the necessity of teach- 
ing people something more than reading and writing and ciphering? 
Those branches ought to be as natural and common as breathing, 
and never referred to except as matters of course. 



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We, N^ew-Yorkers, have a complacent way of smiling at Boston 
and other cities, and patronizingly hinting that, they are " provincial." 
But does a city cease to be provincial because it is large ? New- 
York is, after all, nothing but a great trading port: It is a com- 
mercial city. What is the difference between l^ew-York and Bos- 
ton, for instance ? It is size only. It is melancholy, if you choose, 
but it is equally true, that in the great essentials of a metropolis 
Boston is, if not superior, certainly not inferior to this great and 
glorious counting-house called I^ew-York. When a flourishing and 
opulent city so far scorns universal interests, and is so destitute of 
true pride that.it can not see how often the best investment is that 
which produces no net pecuniary result, it may well claim to be a 
sharp, shrewd trader ; but it shows nothing of -the man. 

This opportunity once lost, can never return. Collections of an- 
tiquities are not to be imported at will, nor can any commission be 
Bent out at any moment to recover what is now offered. Think too, 
how the Englishman who knows that Lombard-street is not the true 
glory of London, and the Frenchman who knows that thd Bourse 
is not Paris, will smile with secret scorn at the city which proposes 
to represent America, and, therefore, to encourage and in every way 
support the human race and human hOpe and improvement, and 
yet which treats with insolent and ignorant contempt the opportu- 
nity of achieving apermunently illustrious result for its own char- 
acter and fame. 

We take pleasure in eaying this to the eager men who pause a 
moment upon their way to Wall-street, and lean over our Easy 
Chair, and talk about the great nletropolis of America." 



CATALOGUE 



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1. A colossal Head in sandstone, the face painted red, 

the colour the ancients always used to represent a 
native Egyptian. This fine head was brought from 
Thebes by I. Perring, Esq., and is a portion of a co- 
lossal statue of Thothmes III., who, according to Sir 
Gardner Wilkinson, was the Pharaoh of the Exodus, 
which event took place during his reign, in the 
month Epiphe, 1491 years before the birth of our Sa- 
viour. This Pharaoh is wearing the "ouabsh" or 
white crown of Upper Egypt, with the " uraeus" or 
sacred serpent, emblem of royalty, in front. 

2. A shelf containing Earthenware Jars of the most ele- 

gant form. The large jar upon which the number is 
placed, was, when found, full ©f eggs j the others are 
supposed to have contained wine, and are pointed at 
the ends to enable them to be stuck in the sand. 

3. A piece of Linen, inscribed, from a Theban Mummy. 

4. Bricks of unburned clay, supposed to have been made 

by the Israelites, some bearing the stamp of their 
task-master, Thothmes III., and were found at Sak- 
karah, others were found at Heliopolis. 

5. A piece of Linen Cloth in which a Mummy was envel- 

oped. From Thebes. 

6. A magnificent Vase of white marble, cut out of a solid 

piece. From Sakkarah. 

7. A piece of Linen, a shroud. From Thebes. 



8. A piece of Linen, inscribed, — the figure represents 

Amunoph 1st, a Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, 1550 
years before Christ. From Thebes. 

9. A piece of woollen Cloth worked in the corners. From 

Sakkarah. 

10. A Shelf of ^ases in common Earthenware, of various 

forms. From Sakkarah. 

11. A most magnificently Carved Slab of Limestone, from 

the Temple of Erment. The hieroglyphics are moat 
beautifully executed in relief. It represents the re- 
turn of a king of the 13th Dynasty, or perhaps a more 
ancient Pharaoh on his return in triumph from a dis- 
tant war, about 1850 years b. c. 

12. A Figure of a Warrior in relief. From Lower 

•Egypt. 

13. An Inscribed Stone from a tomb. From Lower Egypt. 

14. A Limestone Slab covered with beautifully and deeply 

cut hieroglyphics. From a tomb in Sakkarah. 

14i. A Fragment of Papyrus, supposed, from the style of the 
figures, to beof thePtolemaicPeriod. From Abouseer. 

15. A piece of very fine Linen. From Thebes. 

16. A piece of Linen, a shroud. From Thebes. 

17. Six conical Stamps for securing the locks of public 

buildings or granaries j the locks were covered with 
the mud of the river Nile, and while wet were stamped 
with the government stamp, and of course could not 
be opened without breaking the seal. 

18. A beautiful Earthenware Osirian Figure, with eleven 

lines of hieroglyphics. This figure is beautifully 
coloured,>and is covered with a vitrous composition, 
and similai* figures have rarely or ever been found. 
From Sakkarah. 

19. A very beautiful Osirian Figure in white limestone. 

So called from being offerings to the god Osiris, 
from friends of the deceased, and are inscribed with 
a prayer for the deceased. 

20. Another figure resembling No. 18, but having only nine 

lines of hieroglyphics ; still these two figures appear 
to be moulded by the same hand, and the inscriptions 
are of the same import. 



121. An Osirian figure in blue porcelain, having the car- 
touche orovalof Psammetichus, who was a Pharaoh 
of the 26th Dynasty, 668 years b. c 

22. A very beautiful white limestone Osirian Figure, in- 

scribed with six rows of hieroglyphics coloured with 
a blue pigment. 

23. Twenty blue Porcelain Figures, covered with hierogly- 

phics from Colonel Campbell's tomb, near the great 
pyramid of Ghiseh. 

24. A figure of a Female, in a recumbent position, of the 

Ptolemaic period. From Sakkarah. 

25. A piece of Linen, painted with large hieroglyphical 

figures. From Sakkarah. 

26. A piece of Woollen Cloth, striped brown and yellow. 

27. A linen Shroud. From Dashour. 

28. A piece of fine Linen, painted and gilded. From Sak- 

karah. 

29. A piece of Linen. 

30. Linen from a mummy of a military man, and has on 

tlie front the badge of his rank worked in black 
worsted. From Luxor. 

31. A piece of Linen, inscribed with a line of hierogly- 

phics which appear to have been burnt in. From 
Sakkarah. 

32. A fine piece of Linen, having the outline of Thoth, the 

Ibis-headed God, drawn upon it. From Sakkarah. 

33. Woollen Cloth, yellow ground, with brown stripe. 

From Sakkarah. 

34. A piece of Fringed Linen. From Sakkarah. 

35. The outline of a man having a crocodile on each side 

of him, drawn on a very fine piece of linen. 

36. Pieces of very fine Linen, inscribed with the Ritual. 

From Sakkarah. 

37. A Woollen Dress for a child, embroidered on the skirt 

and sleeves. From Sakkarah. 

38. A piece of fine Linen. From Saltkarah. 

39. A striped linen Scarf found in the cat-mummy pits at 

Sakkarah. 



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40. Thirteen earthenware Jars of various forms, the most 

curious of which is one in the form of a Fish. 

41. A very old piece of Woollen Garment figured with 

red, blue, and yellow. From Dashour 

42. Two common earthenware fire Blowers. From Sak- 

karah. 

43. A small Coffin, in unbaked clay. From Thebes. 

" At the entertainments of the rich, just as' the company was 
. about to rise from the repast, a small coffin is carried round, con- 
taining a perfect representation of a dead body, and the bearer 
exclaims, — ' Cast your eyes on this figure, after death you your- 
self will resemble it — drink then and be happy.' " — Vide Herodotus: 
Euterpe lxxviii. 

44. A Brick with a cartouche of Thothmes III. From 

Thebes. 

45. A Brick with the maker^s stamp. From the city of 

On or Heliopolis. 

46. An unbaked Brick. From the city of On. 

47. A marble Statue in the sitting posture, sculptured on 

the sides and halving a cartouche of royalty. From 
Sakkarah. 

48. The portrait of a (iu<"en, in sandstone. From the 

temple of Philae. 

49. A small stone Sarcophagus, containing the figure of 

the deceased, also in stone, inscribed, used for the 
same purpose as No. 43. 

50. A stone Cone, found in the great pyramid of Cheops 

at Ghiseh. 

51. A very magnificent funereal Papyrus, twenty-three 

feet long, containing the ritual of the dead in the 
Hieratic characters.; it is illustrated with figures in 
outline. From Sakkarah. 

52. The lid of the Sarcophagus, No. 49. 

53. Stone Wedge, found in the pyramid of Cheops. 

54 A stone Mallet, found with the above and with No. 50 

at Ghiseh. 

55 A portrait of a Qtueen, in sandstone. From the tem- 

ple of Fhilge. 



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56. A wooden figure of a Lion, inscribed down the breast 

— very ancient. 

57. Fragment, ip red granite, of the left foot of a statue of 

the great Rameses II. It is of colossal proportion ; 
was found at Thebes. Rameses II. commenced his 
reign 1355 years b. c. 

.58. A small earthenware Bottle. 

59. A small figure in sandstone, inscribed with a line of 

hieroglyphics down the middle. From Tourah. — 
Vide Colonel Yyses' Work on the Pyramids. 

60. An Imitation of the head of a Mummy, in papier mache. 

From Sakkarah. 

61. A fragment of a Papyrus, partially destroyed by fire, in 

the original linen wrapping. From Dashour. 

62. A fragment of wooden Sarcophagus, painted. 

63. A piece of Cord made from the fibre of the date-tree. 

From Dashour. 

64. A curious Necklace of ivory. From Ghiseh. 

65. A piece of a Papyrus, in the Greek characters, un- 

rolled. From Sakkarah. 

66. A Roll of Papyrus. From Thebes. 

67. A marble Vase, From Sakkarah. 

68. Coloured Binding. From Dashour. 
69.' White Binding. From Dashour. 

70. An alabaster Vase, containing an unguent. 

71. A fragment of Papyrus, wrapped in fine linen. From 

Thebes. 



72 

73 

74 
75 
76 



A vase of fine Clay, with a grotesque face. From 
Sakkarah. 

A piece of Muslin, with a hawk painted upon it. From 
Ghiseh. 

Ancient Cord from the bull pits of Dashour. 

An alabaster Vase, similar to No. 70. 

An earthen Jar, stained, to, imitate red granite, and 

inscribed with one line of hieroglyphics. From 

Thebes. 



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77. An earthenv/are Pitcher, ornamented with a brown 

pattern. From Lower Egypt. 

78. A Jar similar to No. 76. From Thebes. 

79. A Mummied Cat, in a carton case, inscribed with hie- 

roglyphics. From the Cat-Tomb at Sakkarah. 

80. A similar Vase to No. 72. From Sakkarah. 

81. An earthenware Vase. Do. do. 

82. An earthenware Vase. Do. do. 

83. A very plain but highly interesting hawk-headed Vase, 

in blue porcelain, found in the plain of Zoan, in- 
scribed with the name of Osorkon, the Ethiopian 
King, Zerah of the Scriptures, who reigned 945 
years b. c, and who fought the battle with Asa, one 
■ of the Shepherd Kings, 941 years b. c. — See II, 
Chron, Chap. XIV. 

84. A blue porcelain Figure, without a head, in a kneeling 

posture, inscribed down the back with hieroglyphics. 
From Ghiseh. 

85. A miniature Bull's Head. From Sakkarah. 
A Mummy Cat. From Sakkarah. 

87. A Mummy Cat. Do. do. 

An Arm of a wooden statue. From Ghiseh. 

Two Cups, in white metal. From Tel-el-Yahoudi. 

A Statue, of small size, in basaltic stone, of a 
Man, in that singular sitting posture, peculiar 
to Egypt 5 a line of well-cut hieroglyphics en- 
circles the plinth, and a sentence is cut on the 
front of his dress. From Thebes. 

91. A small Statue in limestone, of a Man, in the sitting 

posture, with a roll of Papyrus unrolled before him, 
From Thebes. 

92. A Statue, in hard limestone, of a Man, in the attitude 

of prayer, admirably executed j some lines of hiero- 
glyphics are sculptured on the front of his dress. 
From Thebes. 

93. A figure of a Serpent, with a human head, in sand- 

stone. From Bakkarab. 



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94. A small tablet representing the God Thoth, introduc- 

ing the deceased to Phre, who is in the costume of 
Osiris. This tablet is curious from the circumstance 
of Thoth being of the same colour (blue) as the great 
divinity of Thebes. 

95. A small tablet representing an Egyptian Lady in the 

attitude of prayer, making an offering to Phre, who 
is in the position and habit of Ammon, of whom also 
he has the azure complexion. From Thebes. 

96. The name (or cartouche) of the great Rameses. From 

the tomb of the Kings in Thebes. 

97. A small tablet of the same subject as No. 94, except that 

Phre in this tablet is accompanied by Isis and Nep- 
, thys. From Thebes. 

98. A Vase of black Basalt. From Sakkarah. 

99. An alabaster Vase. * 

100. A small Marble Vase. 

101. An earthenware cooking Pot. 

102. A small Vase, in green basalt. 

103. A small Vessel, in limestone. From Tourah. 

104. A small black marble Saucer, on which is the prepa- 

ration used in embalming Mummies of the first class. 
Taken from a Mummy by Doctor Abbott. From 
Thebes. 

105. A fish's Head, in earthenware. From Sakkarah. 

106. A Figure of Typhon, in soft limestone. From 

Sakkarah. 

107. A blue earthenware Necklace. Taken from a Co- 

lossal Statue at Sakkarah. 

108. A mummied Ibis, in its original wrappings. From . 

Sakkarah. 

109. A mummied Hawk. From Sakkarah. 

110. A mummied Ibis. From Thebes. 

111. do. do. 

112. The same as 108. 

113. Packages yet unwrapped. 



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114. Conical Stamps, with the name of Terak, Tirhakah 

of the Scriptures, 714 years b. c. 

115. A Statue, in limestone, of a Man, sitting on a throne 

and wearing the projecting kilt 5 on each side of the 
seat is sculptured in low rehef two men bearing of- 
ferings. From a tomb in Sakkarah 

116. A limestone Slab, inscribed. From Sakkarah. 

117. A Fragment, in limestone, of a person making an 

offering. From Sakkarah. 

1 18. Limestone Slab, representing an offering to the God 

Osiris. The figures in this stone are curiously paint- 
ed. From Thebes. 

119. A Tablet, in sandstone, representing an offering 5 is 

valuable for the inscription. From Sakkarah. 

120. A limestone Slab, representing a Man kneeling before 

an altar. From Sakkarah. 

121. A Figure kneeling before the Deity and making an 

offering. 

122. A very interesting Monument, having three cartouches , 

one over the fourth figure has been intentionally ob- 
literated, of Amunoph and his family receiving horn 
£tge. From Thebes. 

123. A limestone Tablet, representing several figures mak 

ing submission ; very coarsely executed. From Sal* 
karah. 

124. A finely executed Hawk, cut in hard limestone. Thij 

is one of the sacred birds of the Egyptians. From 
Sakkarah. 

125. A fragment of an Altar, in sandstone, inscribed on 

each side. From Sakkarah. 

126. Fragment of an Altar, in flinty limestone, bearing 

several ovals or royal names : it has some peculiari- 
ties in the hieroglyphics. From Sakkarah. 

127. A figure in limestone, of a Man in a sitting p osture. 

The figure is painted a red colour, and wears a white 
cloth round his loins From Sakkarah. 

128. A Fragment in b&saltic stone, inscribed. From Sak- 

karah. 



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129. A fragment of a statue in black granite, of a Man bear- 

ing a kid on his shoulders. This fragment is of Grse 
co-Egyptian art, and came from Lower Egypt. 

130. A statue in limestone of a Priest, having on his knees 

an open volume of Papyrus which he appears to 
be reading : two lines of hieroglyphics encircle the 
plinth, with an additional line on the front, and the 
papyrus is inscribed with six rows of perpendicular 
liicroglyphics. From Thebes. 

131 . A fragment of a well-executed Figure, in basalt. From 

Thebes. 

132. A statue of a Sphinx trampling upon a Serpent ; it is of 

later times and involves some curious mythological 
mystery. From Sakkarah 

133. A fragment of a Statue in limestone ; a figure in a 

silting posture, reading a Papyrus containing six lines 
of beautifully executed hieroglyphics 5 there is also 
a line of hieroglyphics on the plinth. From Ghiseh. 

134. A fragment of a limestone Slab, of the time of Amu- 

noph I,, representing a man making an offering to 
that Pharaoh, who is seated and dressed as Osiris. 
From Sakkarah. 

135. A small sandstone representation of an Entrance into 

a Tomb. From Sakkarah. 

136. A Tablet in limestone. From Sakkarah. 

137. A sandstone Tablet, broken. Do. 

138. A Mummy of a child, with a gilded mask. From Sak- 

karah. 

139. Five Jars, with the heads of the four Genii of Amenti. 

These genii, as they are called, are variously represeuted, some- 
times in the form of mummies, sometimes like the short vases here 
seen, in which the different viscera are supposed to have been pre- 
served embalmed. 

Each has a different head ; one with a human head, called Amset, 
held the stomach and large intestines. 

Hapi, with the head of a cynocephalus, the small intestines. 

Smautf, or Liontmouf, the lungs and heart. 

Hebhsnauf, the liver and gall-bladder, — Vide Kenrick. 

140. Three wooden Cats, with glass eyes, one has the face 

gilded— this contains the Mummy of a Cat. From 
the Cat Tombs of Sakkarah. • 



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" The Cat was usually consecrated to the Moon : two reasons 
were assigned, — the first, that this animal brings forth one, then two, 
and so on to seven in the whole twenty-eight, the number of the 
days of a lunation. This, Plutarch himself thought to border on 
the fabulous ; of the second he seems to have judged more favourably, 
— that the pupils of the cat's eyes are round at the full moon, but 
grow contracted and dull as she wanes." — Ibid, p. 17, Vol. II. 

141. A white box, inscribed with the name of Amunoph 

IV., 1350 years b. c. 5 it originally belonged to a 
scribe. From Thebes. 

142. Wooden Boxes found in a tomb at Ghiseh. 

143. A fragment of Limestone, with' figures. From Sak- 

karah. 

144. A piece of Limestone, inscribed, and having the car- 

touches of Rameses IV., 1959 years before Christ. 
Found at Heliopolis. 

145. Fragment of Sandstone, representing one of the Ro- 

man Emperors making offerings after the fashion of 
the Pharaohs to the Goddess of Truth, who is repre- 
sented with an ostrich feather in her hand. The 
figures are in cavo relief, and the fragment was 
brought from Nubia. 

146. The top of a Sarcophagus, made of burned clay, found 

in a tomb near Gebel Silsilis. 

147. A kneeling Figure, in black basalt, holding before her 

a tablet inscribed with hieroglyphics. From Sak- 
karah. 

148. Part of a lid of a Sarcophagus, in earthenware, painted, 

— was found at Tourah, where the Israelites were 
said to have been kept at work, and where there is 
an ancient Jewish cemetery. 

149. A sitting Figure in black basalt, inscribed. From Sak- 

karah. 

150. Another lid of a Sarcophagus, found with No. 146. 

These are rare ; indeed, are the only specimens I have met with. 

151. Fragment, consisting of four pieces of limestone, being 

a portion of the false door-way always found in 
tombs, to render the real entrance to the inner room 
in which the bodies were generally placed, more 
difficult to be found. Taken from the tomb of a 



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priest in the time of Pharaoh Shapre. The hiero- 
glyphics are in the style of the monuments about the 
Pyramid of Ghiseh, from which ancient city it was 
taken, Dashour. 
152. Three large Mummies of the Sacred Bull, Apis, found 
in the Tombs at Dashour. These Mummies are very 




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rare — no other Museum possessing a single speci- 
men. 

" The Egyptians honoiire'd him as an Image of the Soul of 
Osiris, and that this soul was supposed to migrate from one Apis to 
another, in succession. His death M'as a season of general mourning, 
and his interment was accompanied with the most costly ceremonies." 
Vide Keiirkk,—^. 20, Vol. II. 

On the same stand will be found two skulls of the Sacred Bull, 
one with its horns crooked ; there are also different bones, the largest 
of which is the vertebra of the neck, which is of extraordinary size ; 
above the Bull's head may be seen, on the right, a net of rope used 
for the purpose of carrying any thing between two persons, a stick 
being passed under the- two pieces of wood and supported o\\ the 
shoulders of the carriers. Over the other Bull's head is suspended 
a. large rope-bag, found in the pits with the Bulls, suj^posed to be 
used to carry their food. 

152|. A piece of ancient Rope. Brought from the Tombs 
at Dashour, by ^r- Abbott. 

153. A small wooden Footstool. From Sakkarah. 

154. A very handsome bronze Column mounted on a tripod 

terminating in lion's claws. 

On the summit is a circular plate supporting a bronze vase, sup- 
posed to be used for burning incense or other offerings. This inter- 
esting object was found at Tel-el- Yahoudi, or the mound of the Jews, 
where, upon the site of an ancient Egyptian city, the Israelites were 
permitted by Ptolemy Philomater, upon the application of their 
High Priest, Oniius, to build a temple. The place then became the 
resort of the Jews, and was called the City of Onion, or Onii — 
Metrojoolis, and was probably one of the five cities in the land of 
Egypt, which, according to Isaiah, " were to speak the language of 
Canaan." — Vide Isaiah xix. 18. 

A small Campstool. From Sakkarah. 

A long Slab of Limestone inscribed. From Sakkarah. 

The Figure of a humpback of the Ptolemaic age. 

From Heliopolis, the city of On. 
Four wooden Cats, similar to No. 140. 
Vases of Amenti. 



150, 
157, 



158 
159, 



161 
162 



The mummy of a Dwarf From Sakkarah. 

A small Altar stone with two hollow basins. From 
Tourah. 

An Altar stone with a hollow depression, inscribed all 

around with hieroglyphics. From Sakkarah. 



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163. An Altar stone with one depression or hollow, inscrib- 

ed all around the margin. From Sakkarah. 

164. A similar Stone, likewise inscribed. 

165. A large Stone of the same form inscribed. 
106. A Stone similar to, but larger than No. 162. 

167. A marble Statue, unfortunately imperfect, of a keeper 

of volumes, an officer of high rank j on each side of 
the pedestal is an inscription of hieroglyphics of very 
early style, and on the front are offerings most beau- 
tifully carved. From Sakkarali. 

168. A Lion, from the neighbourhood of the Pyramids of 

Ghiseh. 

169. A limestone representing some religious ceremon}'. 

From Sakkarah. 

>'A Statue in limestone, of an Hierogramma- 
tist, sitting and exhibiting a volume or Papyrus, 
on his knees. 




This Statue is in good preservation, and is remarkable for the instru- 
ment which is hung over his left shoulder, representing a bag or basket, 
which the scribes carried with them, and hence used in the inscriptions 
as the symbol of that office and of the art of writing. From Thebes. 

171. A Statue similar to No. 127. 

172. An Altar-Stone for libations, very curiously carved 

and inscribed. From Lower Egypt. 

173. Fragment of the Statue of an Egyptian Lady sitting 

on a stool. 

In the line of hieroglj'phies down the front of her dress, will probably be 
found the names of her parents. This fragment is of elegant design, and from 
the style about the time of Rameses. From Sakkarah. 



174 
175 



177 

177 
179 



Representation, in fine sand-stone, of a false door to a 
tomb having a Greek inscription. From Sakkarah. 

A Broken Tablet, in sand-stone, the hieroglyphics in 
relief. 

A small votive Tablet in low relief. From Sakkarah. 

A very beautiful Tablet in limestone, of a man mak- 
ing offerings to Osiris. From Sakkarah. 

A sand-stone Tablet, the figures in relief. From Sak- 
karah. 

A limestone Tablet representing Amunoph the First 

making an offering to Osiris. From Sakkarah. 
A Fragment in sand-stone defaced. 

9. 




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181. Fragment, representing articles of food placed on a 
table. From a tomb in Sakkarah. 

Two conical Altars in limestone, with a similar 
inscription on each 5 and with a tazza in gran- 
ite, also inscribed. 

Group of figures about two feet high in fine 
limestone, from the quarries of Tourah. 
It represents a man in an ancient dress and position, the left leg 
slightly advanced ; his son sustaining his right knee, while his daugh- 
ter, in a kneeling position, supports his left. This group still pre- 
serves much of its ancient colour. Such groups are common, in 
basso relievo, on the walls of the more ancient tombs. This is from 
the same tomb as No. 115, and Nos. 181, 182, 183. 

185. Specimens of the Mummied Ibis found in earthenware 

pots, in the Ibis pits at Sakkarah. 

186. A pair of Sandal§ belonging to a lady, made of the 

date leaf. From Dashour. 

187. A Sandal, made of date leaf. From Sakkarah. 

188. Ditto, do. 

189. A Sandal beautifully made of the bark of papyrus. 

190. Ditto, do. 

191. A pair of curiously made Sandals for a lady. 

192. Two feet beautifully executed in wood, from a cofiin 

of a Mummy. From Ghiseh. These, though not 
finely finished, show the work of a master hand. 
The width between the great and second toes is the 
space occupied by the strap of the sandal. 

193. Two beautifully preserved and magnificently wrapped 

specimens of the Ibis Mummies, found in the tombs 
of Sakkarah. 

194. A very ancient Sandal from Ghiseh. 
195 
196 
197 
198 
199 



200 
201 



Ditto, do. 

A Sandal made of the raw hide. From Ghiseh. 

A pair of very elegantly made Sandals for a lady. 

A pair of very handsome Sandals, coloured red. 

A pair of purple leather Boots for a lady. From 

Dashour. 
A pair of white Kid Boots. 
A pair of \ery small leather Sandals for an infant. 



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202. A Child's leather Shoe. 

203. A red leather Boot. 

204. A specimen of Needlework. From Ghiseh. 

205. Ditto, do. 

206. A fine specimen of Linen Cloth. 

207. A fine specimen of Woollen Cloth. 

208. A specimen of Knitting in variously-coloured worsted. 

209. \ Knives of the Ethiopian Stone, used in making the 

210. >- incisions in the cavity of the abdomen in the pro- 

211. ) cess of embalming, the use of a metal instrument 

not being allowed. 

Vide Herodotus, Euterpe, lxxxvi. 

212. A skull of a female Mummy with plaited hair. From 

Sakkarah. 

213. A skull of a female Mummy dressed with a cap of 

worsted work. 

214. A skull of a Male Mummy with hair. 

215. The leg of a Female wanting the foot, which had 

been amputated at the ankle-joint during fife, prior 
to the process of embalming, as the cloth covers the 
articulating surface of the joint. From Sakkarah. 

216 ) 

ty^J y Two Mummied Hands, gilded, from Ghiseh. 

218. ] Two Mummied Feet, gilded, from the same Mummy 

219. ) as the hands. 

220. The hand of a Female Mummy, beautifully enveloped 

in cloth, from Sakkarah. 

221. A Sandal from a Female Mummy, painted and gilded. 

222. Four Mummied Ibises, from the pit at Sakkarah. 

223. A pair of Sandals of raw hide, from Sakkarah. 

224. A pair of Leather Sandals. 

225. Three Mummied Hands, From Sakkarah. 

226. A Sandal of date leaves, with the toe turned up and 

the sides raised, approaching the shape of a shoe. 
From Ghiseh. 

227. A pair of Sandals, (right and left,) very neatly made, 

for a lady. From Dashour. . 



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228. A round basket made of grass, having five partitions 

round a centre, in one of the partitions is No. 229 

229. A white Glass, of beautiful form. From Sakkarah. 

230. An ancient Broom made of straw, similar to those in 

use at the present day. 

230|. A rude Scarabeeus in wood, containing a mummied 
beetle. From Sakkarah. 

231. A small figure of the Bull Apis. From Dashour. 

232. A fragment of a Vase, covered with figures of the 

Persian period. From Ghiseh. 

232. A Basket and Lid covered with red leather. The 
basket is made of fine reeds, and ils divided into 
seven partitions. From Sakkarah. 

234. A most magnificent Papyrus in the Hieratic character. 

thirty-six feet long, and in such perfect preservation 
that it does not require to be stretched on paper. 
Such Papyri are scarcely ever met with. This was 
found at Sakkarah. 

235. The figure of a Goddess painted on cloth. 

A pair of Sandals, covering the sides of the feet, 
made of date leaves. From Sakkarah. 

A pair of purple Leather Boot^, ornamented with gild- 
ed devices. From Sakkarah. 

A pair of very curiously made Sandals for a Lady. 

From Sakkarah. 

A Man's Sandal made of Papyrus leaves, turned up 
at the toes. Worn only by persons of rank. 

A pair of red Leather Boots. Ditto. 

A Man's Sandal of Papyrus leaves, turned up at the 
toe. From Thebes. 

A pair of Leather Boots. From Abouseer. 

A pair of do. very old, and in bad condition. Do. 

A neatly made pair of Lady's Sandals. 

A piece of the covering of a Mummy, with the figure 
of an Israelite bound and placed on the sole of a 
sandal as a mark of contempt. From Thebes. 



236 

237, 

238 

239 

240, 
241 

242 
243 

■244 



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246. A fragment of a Wooden Coffin, inscribed, and having 

two figures of Anubis (Jackals) watching. From 
Sakkarah. 

247. Fragment of a Sarcophagus, with the figure of Ne- 

phthys. From Thebes. 

248. A round Piece of Wood from the pyramid of Sakkarah. 

249. A small Piece of Wood from a wall in the entrance 

of the great pyramid at Abouseer. . 

250. A fragment ctf Granite of the god Nilus, inscribed. 

From Sakkarah. 

251. A part of a Lyre in the shape of a swan's head, inlaid 

with ivory. From Sakkarah. 

252 ) 

2,-o' ( Sacred Serpents with the disk originally gilded. 

254. The head, of a Duck in wood, most beautifully exe- 

cuted, in a miniature form. From Sakkarah. 

255. A beautiful Figure in Wood, inscribed down the mid- 

dle, and having the cartouche of Thothmes III., 
and the same royal name is on the banner held in 
his hand. From Thebes. 

256. Lion's Head in w^ood, of excellent workmanship, 

which formed part of an elegant chair similar to 
those represented in the Baban el Molook. In one 
eye is still the remains of the gold orb and blue 
enamel of the lid. From Sakkarah. 

257. Part of the arm of a Chair, inlaid with ivory, to rep- 

resent a duck or goose's head. From Thebes. 

258. A piece of a Tree taken from the wall in the chamber 

of the Great Pyramid of Sakkarah. 

259. A leg of a Chair, inscribed. From Thebes. 

260. A leg of a Chair, in hard wood, inscribed, and has 

the cartouche of Bukhan-a-ten-ra, a Pharaoh of the 
eighteenth dynasty 5 1430 years before Christ. 

261. A small figure of a Humpbacked Man in wood. 

262. A Monkey seated on a Lotus. 

263. D'tto. Ditto. 



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264. Cupping Horn, similar to those used in the East at the 

present time. The operator exhausts the air through 
a small hole at the point of the horn to which he ap- 
plies his mouth, and then covers it with a small piec^ 
of leather which is attached to it for that purpose. 
It was found by Dr. Abbot in a tomb at Sakkarah, 
at the opening of which he was present. 

265. A Cupping Jlorn, terminating in the head of a buffalo. 

From Sakkarah. 

266. A Cupping Horn, terminating in the head of a lion. 
26lf. Small Figure in hard brown wood, representing one of 

the Asiatic tribes prostrate. It probably formed part 
of a group, representing the king trampling under 
foot the enemies of Egypt. From Sakkarah. 

268. Legs of an Ox, in wood, worn as a charm. 

269. A Tablet in Wood, dedicated to Ammon, for the cure 

of deafness. From Thebes. 

270. A Wooden Figure, similar to No. 267, the head curi- 

ously twisted to appear as if looking round. 

271. A Figure of a Monkey, beautifully executed, but very 

old. From Abouseer. 

272. A Sphinx, in wood. 

273. An instrument in wood used by the Egyptian Priests 

in making offerings to their Gods. One end termi- 
nating in a hawk's head, the other in a hand. Very 
ancient. From Sakkarah. 

274. A piece of Wood originally beautifully inscribed. 

From Sakkarah. 

275. Statue of a Cynocephalus sitting 5 this animal is the sym- 

bolic hieroglyphic of the God Thoth, he is carved 
in stone and of good workmanship ; there are a few 
hieroglyphics on the plinths in which the name of 
Thoth appears. From Lower Egypt. 



276 
277 

278 

279 



A Cynocephalus m stone, t^ * 1 

-r.i. • ^ ,, Jbrom Abouseer. 

Ditto m earthenware. 

Osirian Figures in Wood, painted and inscribed. 
From Thebes. 



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281. Statue of Isis and Horus in black stone 5 this figure 

has a legend in hieroglyphics on the plinth. From 
Sakkarah. 

282. An Osirian figure in wood. 

283. Statue of a King in stone holding the flagellum in his 

right hand, and the pastoral crook of Osiris in his left ; 
he wears the projecting kilt, down the centre of which 
are two lines of hieroglyphics j the cap of the statue 
was of bronze, as appears from a portion still remain- 
ing. From Lower Egypt. 

284. A Lamp in green porcelain, found in the great pyra- 

mid of Cheops at Ghiseh. 

285. A similar Lamp found in the great pyramid of Sak- 

karah. 

286. A circular lamp with two burners, with a socket in the 

centre to fix it on a staff. From Abouseer. 

The ten accompanying lamps are of the Ptolemaic and early- 
Christian period. 

287. Small Statue in fine limestone, representing a person 

kneading dough or grinding. 

This little figure is of admirable workmanship, and is inscribed with 
several lines of hieroglyphics which have been filled with some bril- 
liant blue composition. The subject is not common. There are one 
or two examples of kings habited in the attire of a priest, and em- 
ployed in the same occupation. From Thebes. 

288. Statues of Isis and Horus, in white marble. 

The Goddess has a bronzehead-dress, and a bronze hawk stands be- 
hind her throne, which it encircles with its extended wings. These 
were formerly beaijtifully inlaid with enamel or some other vitrous 
substance, but age has nearly destroyed all traces of it. The plinth 
of this curious and rare specimen is of bronze, and there is an inscrip- 
tion in hieroglyphics down the back of the Goddess. From Sakkarah. 

289 ) 

2Q0* i ^^^ green glass Bottles found in a tomb at Sakkarah. 

291. A porcelain figure of a Female in a white dress, and 

her head decorated with the lotus flower and leaf, 
intermixed with gold, showing the style of dress of 
her time, Thothmes IIL From Thebes. 

" It was probably used as a pattern." — Vide Herodotus, Eu- 
terpe, LXXXVI. 

292. A figure of Bacchus bearing a Wine Jar, beautifully 

executed in earthenware. From Lower Egypt. 



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293. ) Figures of the God Onoiiris, embiematical of Evil 

294. j and Death. From Sakkarab. 

295. A small earthenware Vase of an antique form. From 

Sakkarah. 



Figure of a Female of the Ptolemaic period, in red 
earthenware. From Abouseer. 

297. A Vase in the form of a Female holding a gazelle on 

her left arm ; this Vase is made of fine red clay. 
, From Sakkarah. 

298. A similar figure to No. 293, having a serpent in each 

hand in place of the shield and sword. From Sak- 
karah. 

299. A Figure of a Horus in red clay, of the Ptolemaic 

time. From Sakkarah. 

300. The Figure of Ra. or the Sun. on a lotus leaf. From 

Ghiseh. 

301. A figure of a Monkey, in red clay. 

302. A Comic ?»iask, in red clay. 

303. Part of a Mould in soft stone for casting various de- 

vices. It is of the Ptolemaic age j for, on one side 
is the head of Jupiter Serapis. From Sakkarah. 

304. A Series of 12 Moulds for casting. The one num- 

bered is' a mould of the god Pthah Socharis, the 
divinity of Memphis. From Sakkarah. 

305. A Head in burned clay. Apparently of an idiot. 

306. A Figure, similar to 294. 

307. Model of a Hoe, in limestone. 

308. The figure of a man of the lower class, in brick. 

309. A model in porcelain, of the Staff held by the deities 

of Egypt, from which it will be seen, that tlie upper 
termination of these staves is not intended to repre- 
sent the Hoopoo or any other bird, but that of some 
quadruped with long ears. Found at Sakkarah. 

310. ] Two Osirian Figures, both broken but inscribed, and 

311. j have the cartouche of Psammetichus. 

312. A Porcelain Cylinder, inscribed. From Ghiseh. 

313. Figure of the God Nilus, in white marble. 

314. A Cow's head, in porcelain. 



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315. A mass of Osirian figures, that have been spoiled and 

rejected by the manufacturers. From Thebes. 

316. A' porcelain representation of the Pandean Pipes. 

From Sakkarah. 

317. A Wooden Figure of Osiris, beautifully covered with 

gold leaf. 

318. A Wooden Figure of the Goddess Isis and her son 

Horus. From Sakkarah. 
318|. A Stone Stamp with a royal name (cartouche) on it. 

319. A Basket, the lid is ornamented with shells. From 

Sakkarah. 

3.20. A Figure of Horus and Isis, in its original wrapping. 

321. A Figure of Osiris, in its original wrapping. 

322. A small Basket found in one of the chambers of the 

Great Pyramid at Sakkarah, by I. Perring, Esq. 

323. ] Three small coarse Baskets made of the fibre of the 

324. >• date tree. 

0/44>. j They were deposited with the Mummy, and intended to contain the 
grain which it was supposed the deceased would require in the cultiva- 
tion of the fields of Amenti, during his progress in the lower hemi- 
sphere or purgatory. See any of the funereal Papyri and also the 
small Osirian figures. One of these baskets is almost invariably rep- 
resented slung over the left shoulder of the blue figures by a cord 
held in the right haiid, together with an instrument representing the 
hoe, while in the left hand is another instrument of agriculture. 
These baskets are by no means common, and are found only iu a 
certain class of Mummy. From Thebes. 

326. A piece of thin Cord, beautifully made and in good 

preservation. From Abouseer. 

327. A piece of Cord, made from the fibre of the date tree, 

32$. An ingeniously constructed trap for catching the 
Gazelle. 

' It is made of the points of the date leaves, so arranged as to en- 
tangle the animal's leg when trodden upon, and to prevent him 
from running, while the hunters are enabled to come up and catch 
him. From Sakkarah. 

329. An ancient Basket. From Thebes. 

330. A piece of a Mummy case, inscribed, and bearing a 

cartouche upon it. From Sakkarah. 



331 
333 



336, 
337, 
338 



341 

342 
343, 



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A gilded figure of Osiris holding a bronze crook m 
his left hand. From Sakkarah. 

A mummied Fish, in a wooden case, made to repre- 
sent a fish. 

> Two Glass Bottles. From Sakkarah. 

A Potter's model, in wood. From Thebes. 

A small wooden figure of Osiris, seated. The body is 
hollowed and has a small mummy enclosed. 

A wooden figure of Typhon, with a bronze bangle on 
each arm. From Ghiseh. 



A figure of Osiris, similar to No. 331. 

A Wooden Snake, the pedestal contains a mummy of 

the reptile. From the Fayoum. 
Wooden representation of a Crocodile. 

Represents Bubastes, the lion-headed god, in a sit- 
ting posture. From Lower Egypt. 
A small wooden figure of Isis and Horus. 

A wooden figure of the Ichneumon, well executed. 
The pedestal contains a mummy. From Sakkarah. 

Figure of a Fish, in woodj 

Fragment of the figure of Typhon, in blue pottery. 

Part of a Wooden. Hammer. From Thebes. 

A dove-tjiil of Wood, taken from the corner of the 
palace of Rameses the Great, at Medinet Abou, the 
most southerly ruin of Thebes, on the left bank of 
the Nile, about 1355 years b. c, used to connect 
the stone- work. 

348. A similar but smaller piece of Wood. From the 

temple at Karnac. 

349. An earthenware head of Typhon. 

350. A piece of dark wood, inscribed with two lines of 

hieroglyphics. 

351. A Drill-bow, and Cord. From Thebes. 

352. A Drill-!)ovv. From Sakkarah. 

353. A small figure of a Fish, in wood. From Sakkarah. 



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354.. A wooden Bull, very ancient and in very bad condition. 

355. A w^ooden Pulley. From Thebes.' 

356. The Mummy of a young Crocodile, unw^rappedj 

taken from the Crocodile Pits, at Manfalont. 

" The Crocodile was sacred, and having no tongue, is a fit emblena 
of the Deity, since the divine reason needs no utteiance, but governs 
all in silence. Its eye, when in the water, is covered with a mem 
brane through which it sees, but cannot be seen, as the Deity beholds 
all things, being invisible." — Vide Kenrick, p. 16, Vol. II. 

357. Mummied Snakes. 

358. Mummied Crocodiles, similar to 356, but not un- 

wrapped. From Manfalont. 

359. A sacred Ibis, divested of its wrappings. 

360. Two sacred Ibises, in their original bandages. 

,^^0n the walls of the centre room are six large Crocodiles, from the 
Crocodile Mummy Pits near Manfalont. ' There are also two Mum- 
mied Cats. 

361. Fragment of a Walking-stick, on which there is en- 

graved a line of hieroglyphics, preceded by a man in 
the act of adoring the Theban Triad j probably in 
allusion to the office of the possessor, whose name 
and titles are contained in the inscription. This 
stick is ornamented with an ivory top. From Thebes. 

362. Fragment of another Stick, with an inscription. 

The heads of the Tribes of Israel had their names inscribed on 
their -staffs, (Numb. xvii. 2,) and it would appear that the heads of 
families in ancient Egypt also practised this custom, for the chief 
person in the representations on fhe walls of the ancient tombs, has 
always a staff. All these sticks are much longer than the Ifiodern 
stick. From Thebes. 

363. A Walking-stick, inscribed with the owner's name. 

364. A Tally-stick. 
355. A Stick made of wood, resembling that used in 

England for whips. It is extremely tough and 
full of knots. 

This kind of stick is usually about four feet long, and has 
always a little branch near the top. It was carried by a cer- 
tain dass of persons attending funerals. This specimen has a 
bronze ferule at the thicker end, which, contrary to modern 
fashion, was the part that was brought in contact with the 
ground. It has likewise an inscription a little below where 
the hand would be placed. Fiom Thebes. 



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3iS6. 1 Two Sticks used to carry packages, similar to the 
367. j net suspended over the Bulls, between two men 5 

each end of the stick resting on the shoulder of the 

carriers. 

3G8. A Papyrus, in the Demotic character. From Sak- 
karah. 

369. Fragment, in basaltic stone, of a Sarcophagus taken 
from Colonel Campbell's tomb, or rather from one 
of the excavations in the trench which surrounds it. 
From Ghiseh. 

370. ) Pedestals, supporting a set of Stone Sculptures, from 

371. j the Tomb of Assa, in Sakkarah. 

The hieroglyphics are most exquisitely cut in high relief, and 
the second stone is interesting from the portrait, which is evi- 
dently not an Egyptian. Assa was one of the Hyksos 

372. A sandstone Tablet, representing two men making 

offerings of fruit. The sculptures are in relief and 
well executed. From Sakkarah. 

373. A Papyrus, in the Demotic character, of the time of " 

Cleopatra and Ptolemy. It is a contract for the sale 
of land. 

374 ) 

»5^-* [ Two Papyri, similar to the above. From Sakkarah. 

376. A piece of Cloth, painted in very bright colours, taken 

from a Mummy. From Sakkarah. 

377. A limestone Tablet, representing one man leading a 

cow 5 another slaughtering a cow, probably intended 
as offerings to the deity. 

378. A limestone Monument, representing a figure, in rehef, 

receiving offerings. From Ghiseh. 

379. A sandstone Slab, most exquisitely carved, in relief. 

From its style must be very ancient. From Ghiseh. 

380. A painted Stone. The inscription is in the Demotic 

character. From Thebes. 

381. A Funereal Papyrus in hieroglyphics. From Sak- 

karah. 



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382. A specimen of ancient Cloth. From Sakkarah. 

"Their habits, which they called Calasiris, are made of linen, 
and fringed at the bottom. Over this they- throw a shawl made of 
white wool. (See No. 9.) But, in these vests of wool, they are 
forbidden by their religion, either to be buried, or to enter any 
sacred edifice." — Vide Herodotus, Euterpe, lxxxvi. 

383. A Papyrus in theDemotic character. From Sakkarah. 

384. Three pieces of a Greek Papyrus. From Dashour. 

385. Fragments of a Papyrus, found around the hips of a 

male mummy. From Sakkarah. 
386. ) The Wheel and Tire, and other portions of a Cha- 

387. ) riot, found in a Mummy Pit, near Dashour. 

The wheel has six spokes, like those chariots represented in the 
paintings and sculptures. This, however, appears to be somew^hat 
dilFerently constructed, for it seems to have been strengthened by an 
inner circle. 

388. A War Club, studded with iron spikes. Very rare. 

From Sakkarah. 

389. A Shelf, containing vases of Egyptian alabaster and 

black marble. 

The one upon which the number is placed is the most interesting, 
as it is beautifully carved, and also has the hieroglyphical numerals 
for nineteen, under the left handle ; denoting, that it contains nine- 
teen measures of that period. They are almost all from Sakkarah. 

390. The bottom of a Mummy Case, painted in water co- 

lours, which, notwithstanding its great age and con- 
tinual exposure, are still very bright. From Sak- 
karah. 

391. The fcover of a Mummy Case, The dress is uncom- 

mon. From Sakkarah. 

392. A gilded figure of Bubastes, decorated with a necklace 

of beads. From Sakkarah. 

393. Two small wooden Obelisks inscribed with hierogly- 

phics. They somewhat resemble Cleopatra's 
Needle, at Alexandria. From Ghiseh. 

394. »» An Osirian figure. From Ghiseh. 

395. 1 . 1^ Two instruments of wood, used in preparing 
clay for making bricks. They are also used 
as hoes for agricultural purposes. They are 
still retained by the natives. From Thebes. 




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397. A Bull's Head, beautifully carved in wood, and onia- 
meoted with ivory. From Ghiseh. 

. A Common Barge for carrying cargo, with a crew of 
thirteen men. 
A Mummy Case, containing a male Mummy. From 
Ghiseh. 

400. A very handsome Mummy, supposed to be of a female. 

Her head-dress is composed of Lotus flowers. Fron. 
Thebes. 

401. A magnificent Mummy of a young priest. From 

Thebes. 

Jg^'Suspended above these mummies are two Jackals, the emblems of 
Anubis, the guardian of the tombs. From Sakkarah. 

402. A Mummy in a very splendid case. From Sakkarah. 

403. A Boat with its Crew, one of them propelling the boat 

with a long pole, as is the custom on the Nile. 
From Thebes. 

404. A wooden figure of Osiris. From Sakkarah. 

405. A large wooden figure of Osiris. It is hollow, and 

originally contained a papyrus. From Ghiseh. 
A wooden figure of Anubis. From Sakkarah. 

Two Lizards in bronze, most exquisitely executed. 
From Thebes. 

A box of Wood in the form of a temple, highly deco- 
rated, containing a coarse vase in which was the 
heart of a Priestess. The lid of this box is surmount- 
ed by a hawk with a gilt head. It was found with 
the Mummy of a Priestess, in one of the tombs 
of Sakkarah. This Mummy, which was lost in the 
Nile, was beautifully painted, and its face, hands, 
and feet were covered with gold leaf 

409. A Statue of Thoth, the most exquisite work of art in 

the collection. ' 

This beautiful little statue is only two inches and a quarter high ; 
is made of fine limestone, but has the appearance of polished 
ivory. It is in perfect preservation, and of the most ancient style 
of sculpture. ■ From Memphis. 

410. An Osirian figure in wood, highly painted. From 

Sakkarali 



407, 



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411. The upper part of a white stone figure in the process 

of manufacture. 

412. An Osirian figure painted and inscribed with hiero- 

glyphics. The face is gilt — the body is hollow, and 
contains the Mummy of a Snake. From Thebes. 

413. The lower extremities of the figure No. 411. This is 

curious as it shows how these figures were prepared 
From Sakkarah. 

414. An Osirian figure painted and inscribed with hierogly 

phics. From Sakkarah. 

415. A Bow of curious structure, with the leather case 

that contained it and attached it to the war chariot. 
It is covered with the bark of the cherry tree, like 
the wooden pipes so celebrated at the present time 
in the East. Four arrows made of reed and tipped 
with fiint-stone, are suspended with it. From Sak- 
karah. 

416. A small cylinder of flinty limestone used as part of a 

necklace, inscribed with the nomen and prenomen 

of Amenemha, of the twelfth Dynasty, 2080 b. g 

This is a very rare specimen. 
A specimen of ancient wook From Thebes. 
418. A Lady's work-basket, which, when found, contained 

the following articles (to No. 430, inclusive). 
Two skeins of Thread, and a small white glass Bottle. 
A small brown Glass, figured. 
The top of a wooden Box in shape of a Scarabseus, 

probably the box contained some unguent. 
Two hollow porcelain Balls, coloured black and blue 

A small wooden Toilet Box, with five compartments, 
to contain the black powder called Kohl, used to 
blacken the eyelids, as in the days of Jezebel. 

424. A Netting-needle charged with the original thread. 

425. Two bronze needles 5 one blade of a pair of bronze 

scissors, beautifully fashioned in the form of a sphinx 5 
a piece of linen in the process of being darned or 
mended ; some bronze pins. 

426. A Dress Comb in ivory, chased on the back. 



419 
420, 

421, 

422 



429, 
430, 
431 



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427. A wooden Comb. 

Four small Ivory Pegs, use uncertain. 

A Spatula for spreading unguents. 

Some false hair platted. 

A blue hollow Cylinder used to contain Kohl for the 
eyes, has the prenomen of Amunoph III., and the 
nomen of his second wife, queen Taia. Amunoph 
began his reign 1430 years e. c, and is supposed to 
be the Memnon of the vocal Statue of Thebes. 

432. A similar Cylinder to the above, but not inscribed. 

433. Toilet-stand, in wood, in the form of a column, with a 

palm-tree capital, and has also the instrument for 
applying the Kohl. From Thebes. 

434. A Toilet-stand, for containing the pigment called 

Kohl, for blacking the margin of the eyelids. 

435. A Wooden Box with two divisions, used to contain 

Kohl. Fastened by the stick used for placing the 
Kohl on the eyelids. 

436. A similar Box, with four divisions, made of blue por- 

celain and inscribed. 

437. A Toilet-stand made in black stone, for holding 

Kohl and the instrument with which this powder is 
applied to the eyes. From Sakkarah. 

The same of Porcelain, decorated with ornaments. 

A circular Box made of the tooth of the hippopotamus, 
in the form of a cup, with a cover. From Sakkarah. 
The same as No. 437, in marble. 
An Alabaster Vase. 

A Box in wood, in the form of the pod of some plant. 

It contains a bronze instrument. 
A reed containing a metallic powder of a blue colour, 

probably used at the toilet. From Sakkarah. 

A reed containing ointment for a similar purpose. 

A wooden Box with a cover, in the centre of which 
there is a hole for inserting the instrument to extract 
the contents. 



439, 



441 

442, 

443 



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446.- A cylindrical Box of wood painted white. The cover 
is contrived after the manner of porcelain teapots 
of the present time, with little projections to prevent 
its falling off. 

447. The same as 443. 

448. Similar to 440 5 in alabaster. From Sakkarah. 

449. A Toilet Box in the form of a shell and has the car- 

touche of a queen. 

450. A long bronze Pin, and three ornaments for the hair 

made of ivory. From Sakkarah. 

451. A Box in form of a Gazelle in the attitude of rising. 

The body of the animal is hollowed, and the back is 
ingeniously made to open by turning on a pivot. 
From Sakkarah. 

452. A Toilet Box in the form of a Duck, the lid opening 

as in the above. The box is beautifully carved and 
inlaid. From Sakkarah. 

453. A Box made in the shape of a Fish, in slate-stone. 
. The eyes inlaid, opens as the others, on a pivot. 

From Sakkarah. 

454. A Spoon in the form of a shell made of glass, coloured 

to imitate nature. From Sakkarah. 

455. A Cylindrical Toilet-box, engraved and outlined, filled 

with some white composition. 

It represents women in the approved position of the Egyptian 
dance, playing on various instruments, ■ Bouquets of flowers are 
strewed upon the floor, and one of the women, as if to gratify all 
the senses at once, pours into the cup of the person seated, before 
whom the others are dancing and singing, some grateful beverage. 
A line of hieroglyphics encircles the upper part, and the usual or- 
nament of the base of an apartment decorates the lower part of 
the box. This curious piece of antiquity was found at Sakkarah. 
But, both in composition and style, it resembles the best designs 
painted on the walls of the Tombs, at Thebes. 

i56. A Semi-cylindrical Toilet-box, beautifully carved, in 
hard wood, with a sliding cover. The interior is 
divided into compartments. From Sakkarah. 

457. Fragment cf a Spoon, in soft black stone, in the form 
of a Fish. 
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459. 



460. 



A Spoon, in hard vv^ood, 
shaped like a cartouche. 
In the hollow is repre- 
sented a lake with fish, 
and the handle is fantasti- 
cally carved to imitate the 
Lotus. It terminates in 
the head of a duck. From 
Sakkarah. 

The same, beautifully exe- 
cuted, representing a bou- 
quet. The Lotus is more 
prominent than the other 
flowers. Found at Sak- 
karah. 

The same, in hard wood, 
representing a Nubian 
woman swimming, sus- 
taining in her extended 
arms, a duck or ggose, 
which is hollowed out and 
forms the bowl of the 
Spoon. 

The head of this figure is most 
beautifully sculptured, and the 
hair fantastically dressed after 
the fashion of the Abyssinians. 
It was found in a tomb at 
Abouseer, with 260 ; 1430 B. C. 

461. The same, in wood. The 

hair dressed in a different 
fashion, and the bowl of 
the spoon wanting. 

462. The same as the above, in 

ivory. The head wanting. 
From Sakkarah. 

463. The same, in the form of a 

L6tus. 

464. A kind of a Spoon, in wood. 




I 



6i) 



465 



\\ 



467, 

468, 

469, 

470. 
471. 



472, 
473 



475 
476 

477 



to 

481. 



482. 
483. 



The same, in ivory, in the form of a fish. From Sak- 

karah. 
Two cups of ivory, united. 
A shallow Spoon, in wood, the handle of which is in 

the shape of a fox. Fi'om Sakkarah. 
The same, with a varied device. From Sakkarah. 

Instrument in wood, probably used for introducing 
some liquid through the nostrils into the head, in the 
process of embalming. From Sakkarah. 

A small Toilet Box, in wood, in the form of a duck. 
Found at Sakkarah. 

A beautiful and very rare Spoon 5 the bowl being 
formed of a shell, and the handle of iron, the only 
example of the kind I have met with. From Sak- 
karah. 

Similar to 470. 

Fragment of a Spoon made of marble, in the shape of 
a fish. From Sakkarah. 

A Spoon made of ivory. The handle being a cow's 
head. 

The handle of a Spoon in alabaster, in the form of the 

head and neck of a swan. 
Utensil of wood in the form of a Lotus flower, its 

stalk and bulb. From Sakkarah. 

A small Wooden Box, in which the gold ring No. 1085 
was found. From Thebes. 

^ Four Wooden Head-rests, or Pillows, inscribed, they 
all have the representation of Typhon on the pe- 
destal, and on one the Hippopotamus- 
headed goddess, Te-or, 
the opposite limb. 

From the position in which these gods are usually represented on 
Head Rests, it would appear, that the ancient Egyptians considered 
the hideous forms of these divinities well calcalated to secure re- 
pose, by frightening away the still more terrible creations of the 
mind. Fx'om Sakkarah. 

Head Rest in stone. 

Four small Vases. One of which contains some kind 
of unguent. 



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is engraved on 



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484 ^ 

( Bronze Mirrors, Nos. 484 and 486 have bronze han- 

.Qj r dies representing the Goddess Athor. From Assouan. 

488. A small bronze Vase, surrounded with figures in relief. 

From Sakkarah. 

489. A similar but smaller Vase. 
r Two pairs of Bronze Castanets, used by the female 
-< dancers. By their side is a smaller one. From 
[ Sakkarah. 

492,] 

493. >• Three Wooden Combs. From Sakkarah. 

494. j 

495. A Bronze Key. From Thebes. 

496. A Brush of Date fibre, for chasing away flies. From 

Sakkarah. 

497. A Porcelain Drinking-Cup, in the shape of a Lotus. 

Coloured. From Sakkarah. 

498. The head of Isis, beautifully carved in wood. From 

Ghiseh. 

499. A Systrum in wood. 

' ^ Two similar Instruments. 



pr^^ [■ The same in blue Porcelain. 

504. ] The same in Bronze. These instruments were car- 

505. >- ried in religious processions, and at the present time 

506. ) are used in the Christian Churches in Abyssinia. 

507. A portable Balance. It appears to be cut out of one 

piece of wood, and has a piece of lead at its ex- 
tremity as a weight. From Sakkarah. 

508. A wooden Spindle. From Sakkarah. 



). A bronze Drinking-Vessel, beautifully made, has beei 
turned and varnished. From Thebes. 

510. A bronze Drinking- Vase, of a somewhat different fornr 

From Thebes. 

511. A bronze Fork, used by the Priests in presenting 

offerings to the Pharaohs, when seated as Gods, on 
high thrones. 



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612. A similar Instrument. Both from Sakkarah. 

513. A Packet not yet opened, found with the grain. At 

Sakkarah. 

514. A Wild Duck, cut down the back, salted and spread 

out for dried provisions. Found with some others 
in a jar, at Thebes, by A. C Harris, Esq. 

515. A bronze Colander, beautifully made. Found near 

Heliopolis. 

516. A small Porcelain Vase. 

517. Basket made of the small ends of the Papyrus leaf, 

containing fruit. From Thebes. 

518, ) Pieces of bread found in the Tombs, deposited with 
519. 1 the dead. From Thebes. 

520. A small Vase containing gum. 

521. A small Vase containing lees. 

522. An earthen Jar containing fruit and seeds. From 

Thebes. 

523. A Package containing wheat. A sample of which is 

placed upon the table. From Sakkarah. 

524. A small Stand or Table made of a sonorous stone, is 

quite perfect, and finished with great accuracy. 
Stands, of this form, set in rows, and laden with fruit 
and viands of various descriptions, are represented 
in the more ancient Tombs. This is one foot in 
diameter, and was found in a tomb, at Sakkarah. 

525. A Net containing the fruit of the Persea, and of a 

species of palm, now nowhere to be found in the 
Valley of the Nile, but which grows abundantly in 
some of the Valleys of the Bisharean desert, between 
Korosko and Aboo-Hamed. A specimen of each of 
these fruits lies in front of the net. From Thebes. 

526. An earthenware Vase containing fruit and seeds. 

From Thebes. 

527. A similar Vase, which has been covered with rope- 

netting j containing fruits, Sec 

528. Grain from No. 523. 



530. 



531. 

532| 
533. 

534, 
535. 



Sample of Grain from the Tombs at Thebes, pre- 
sented by Sir Gardner Wilkinson. 

A handsome marble Vase, containing mummied eggs, 
found in the large Vase No. 2, in the Egg Pits at 
Sakkarah. 

Lotus leaves found under the head of a female Mum- 
my. At Thebes. 

A Fruit from the Tombs. At Thebes. 
. A mummied Goose. From Sakkarah. 

A set of Reed Pens and a bronze Knife found at 
Abouseer. 

Tablets used by the Egyptian children in learning to 
write the Greek language, when first introduced by 

the Ptolemies. From Abouseer. 



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) Two sets of Tablets, covered with black wax, used for 
) the same purpose as the above 5 also, the bronze 
stylus employed in writing. From Abouseer. 

A kind of Tee-to-tum in stone, with the Greek alpha- 
bet inscribed thereon, 
have been used by chil- 



542, 



545, 



their letters, as it was 
above tablets. 

A Stone Marble. 

An earthenware Toy. 

A set of Wooden Dolls. 

Seven pieces of Wood, 

by children in some game, re- 
very common in Egypt. One 
deprived of its bark, and 
manner in which they foil, the 
trai'y side upwards, the game 
From Slidikarah. 

Four small Vases, of 

shape similar to those from 
were poured. Ifc was found 
the Ptolemies. From Sak- 

Square Tablet of wood, 

chohorial inscription. From 

A Painter's Stone and ] 




supposed to 
dren, to learn 
found with the 



probably used 

sembling one now 
side of each stick is 
according to the 
bark or the con- 
is won or lost. 

terra-cotta, in 

which libations 
with a Mummy of 
karah, 

with an en- 

Sakkarah. 

[uller for grindino- colours. 



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546. 



547, 



550. 



552, 
553, 
554, 
555, 



557, 
558, 

559, 



563 

564, 

566 

567 



Pallet or Inkstand of a Scribe, in wood. 

This instrument not only served to contain the brushes 
' or reeds used in writing, and the black an-d red pigments, 
but was also used as a tablet and ruler. From Thebes. 

The same as the above. 



A similar Pallet, but smaller, and in green 
porcelain. 

A Scribe with one of the above pallets in his right 
hand, and a roll of papyrus in his left hand, in 
porcelain. 

A Shell and Brush, probably used by a painter. 

A small stone Pallet. 

The same as No. 543. 

A small leaden Yase. From Sakkarah. 

An instrument in wood, in the form of the hind leg of 
a gazelle, used for polishing. From Sakkarah. 

The lid of a box in lead, it has a bronze hinge. 

A curved packing-needle of wood. From Sakkarah. 

An iron instrument, with a wooden handle. From 
Sakkarah. 

Specimens of the Papyrus and other reeds. 

Lid of the small Sarcophagus, No. 561, which contains 
the eiSgies of tv/o Mummies, and was probably used 
as mentioned by Herodotus, Euterpe lxxviii. 

Model of a Boat in green porcelain, containing nine 
persons and some animals. From Thebes. 

A Lion's head beautifully carved in wood. From 
Thebes. 

A piece of the pasteboard cover of a Mommy, painted 
and varnished. 

A piece of Wood with Greek and Enchorial inscrip- 
tions. From Thebes. 

The figure of a Monkey, curiously pressed out of folds 
of linen. From Sakkarah. 

Cotton Cloth found by S. Potts, Esq., at Petrsea, in 



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568. A vaue in the form orf 
Typhon. From Sakkarah. 

569. A Figure used in the 
Game of Chess. From Sak- 
karah. 

570. Curved stick, such as is 

seen in the hand of the hunter in the 
representations of this ancient diver- 
sion, in the older tombs. It was 
used for throwing at birds, and by 
its form probably partook of the 
Beaumerang of the New Holland- 
ers, or the Trombash still in use in 
• the interior of Africa.* This sam- 
ple is inscribed and bears the car- 
touche compounded of the word 
. AMUN, and other characters termi- 
nating in the ^ feminine article. 
The cartouche is preceded by the 
title " Eoyal Daughter." Perhaps 
this instrument was used also by 
the ladies of these heroic times, who, 
in the representations above quoted, 
are frequently seen accompanying 
their fathers or husbands in a small 
boat made of papyrus, in which it 
appears the ancient Egyptians nav- 
igated the canals or smaller branches 
of the parent stream — which in 
those days, particularly in the Delta, 
abounded in the papyrus plant. 
There is a bronze nail at the top 
of the handle. This remarkable 
instrument was found in a tomb at 
Thebes. 

571. A small Bow with the 
original Cord. 

572. A Cov^^'s Horn, much 
bent, closed at the bottom 
with a circular piece of 
wood, and open at the nar- 
row end so as to form a 
kind of scoop or spoon. 
From Sakkarah. 

* The Trombash is used also in war, and 
made of iroo, and more curved than the 
Beaumeransr of the New Hollanders. 




^, 



• 41 

573, An oblong Box with ql drawer, cohtaining 21 pieces 
of Porcelain, half the number of different shapes. 
One side of the box is divided into thirty squares, the 
other into twenty, apparently for playing different 
games. From Thebes. . 




at Thebes, wiili the fol- 



574. Iron Helmet, with a neck-guard in chain aroioor 

This rare article was foun 
lowing, 

575. Fragment of a Breast-plate, made of pieces, of iron 

in the form of scales, one of which takes the shape 
of a cartouche, and has stamped thereon the name 
of the Egyptian king Shishak, who invaded Jerusa- 
lem 971 years b. c. See 1 Kings, ch. 14, v. 25 5 
2 Chronicles, ch. 12, v. 2. 

576. An Iron Spatula. From Sakkarah. 

577. An Arrow Head in iron, found with Nos. 574 and 575. 

578. Model of an Instrument, partly in wood and partly 

in steel, shaped like the hieroglyphic' symbol used in 
the prenomen of Rameses. Also, a small Statue 
of Horus, and an instrument having a lion's head, 
the lower extremity of which is forked. These, and 
the helmet and breast-plate, are very rare and are 
the only articles in iron or steely of undoubted an- 
tiquity, and are not to.be found in any other col- 
lection. The rarity of this metal is, however, to be 
attributed rather to the rapid decomposition it 
undergoes when exposed to damp, than to ignorance 



42 • 



579. 



of its properties; for besides that it is recorded to 
have been known to the antediluvians, (see Genesis, 
ch. 4, V. 22,) it is more universally abundant than any 
other meta! ; and it Vt^ould have been impossible to 
execute such works as are found in both Egypt and 
Greece, without its aid. 





•f 



fa 

mm 



A Battle-axe, beautifully 
made of bronze, firmly 
bound to its original han 
die by means of slender in- 
terlaced thongs of leather. 
From Thebes. 



IlliliiUli 



A bronze Dagger, with 
Horn Handle attached to 
the blade by silver rivets. 
This dagger is beautifully 
made, and resembles much 
those carried by the Nu- 
bians of the present period. 
From Thebes. 



^ 



581. A Stick used in hurling a stone from a sling. 



43 

582,^ 

583. I Sticks said to be used for throwing at small birds. 

584. J 

585. Handle of a Dagger, in Lapis Lazuli, bearing the 

cartouche of Osirei, 1385 years b. c. From Sak- 
karah. • 

586. Vase of red stone, of the quality of " Rosso Antico." 

From Sakkarah. 

587. A small alabaster Vase. 

588. A fragment of Pottery of the Ptolemaic period. From 

Sakkarah. 

589. A small alabaster Vase. From Sakkarah. 

590. A fragment of an earthenware Vase, representing an 

infant clasped in the arms of a female. From Sak- 
karah. 

59L A Vase of a hard green stone, of oval shape, and with 
a small spout, resembling a gourd cut in half. From 
Sakkarah. 

592. An Ivory Figure. From Abouseer. 

593. An Ivory Figure. do. 

594. An earthenware Stamp, with a royal name. 

595. A large wooden Stamp, in the shape of a cartouche, 

inscribed. Mr. Oswald gives the following as a 
translation-: "The Priest of Phath, the great god 
(Macrobius : the keeper of the house of gifts of 
Osiris, the Lord of the West. 

596. A representation of a Lotus, in coloured pottery. 

From Sakkarah. 

597. A Stamp, in the shape of a cartouche, in blue pottery. 

Inscribed. From Sakkarah. 

598. A stamp in stone, inscribed with the name of Amu- 

noph. From Thebes. 



u 




599. If ^ fr^li Prenomen of the father of Sesostris, in 
porcelain. The oval, which encircles the 
name, represents a doable rope: the 
whole is a good example of the style of 
hieroglyphics of his tomb, and age, 1395 
years b. c. From Sakkarah. 



600. The figure of a God seated, in blue porcelain. From 

Sakkarah. 

601. A small Tablet, in form of a temple, having the Bui 

Apis in relief, in porcelain. From Sakkarah. 

602. A Bone carved. From Sakkarah. 

603. A piece of Ivory, beautifully carved. From Sakkaralj. 

604. A Wedge in ivory. 

605. A specimen of Porcelain. A fragment. 

606. Fragments of a Cartouche, in glazed porcelain. 

607. A Vase similar to the Etruscan. From Sakkarah. 

608. An alabaster Cup. 

609. An alabaster Jug. 

610. A small Vase, apparently Etruscan. Sakkarah. 

611. Two elegantly shaped Vases, in different colourei 

glass. From Sakkarah. 

612. Representation of a heart-shaped Vase. It is of 

green stone, and is beautifully inscribed with hiero- 
glyphics. 

613. Representation in red agate, of the knot or tie of the 

girdle worn by the gods, kings, and priests. The 
back is beautifully inscribed in hieroglyphics, and 
was taken from the same mummy as the heart 
shaped Vase, No. 612. 

614. A Vase similar to 612. 

615. A piece of Agate inscribed, similar to No. 613. 



45 



616. A white Stone, curiously carved with the head of 

Osiris, and has been suspended by a bronze loop, 
which is inserted into the head. From Sakkarah. 

617. A Fish blown in white glass. From Sakkarah. 
618i An oval-shaped piece of Green Glass. 

619. Similar shaped piece of Glass. Hollow. 

620. Green Glass. Solid. 

621. ] Small Rings of green glass, worn as bangles by chil- 

622. J dren. 

623. A large Ring of glass, worn as a bangle. 

624. An Amulet, inscribed down the middle. 

625. A representation of the Vulture, in relief, made of 
coloured glass. The rest of the fig- 
ures in this division are of similar 
manufacture. From Sakkarah. 

626. j^^^^^^^n. A Chinese Vase, with 17 others of 
different forms. All found in tombs. 
Some from Thebes j others from Sak- 
karah and Ghiseh. 

These Vases are . curious, inasmuch as they 
prove the early communication between Egypt 
and China. Vide Rosoleni. Sir Gardner 
Wilkinson's Manners and Customs — Sir John 
Davis' Sketches of China, p. 72, and Revue 
Archseologique, by M. Prisse. 

A Chinese Padlock, found in the tombs 
at Sakkarah. 

1 



627. 

628. 
629. 




631. 
632. 



, Four Figures in wax of the Genii of Amenti. These 
> are probably the oldest wax figures in the world. 
From Thebes. 

A wax Bird found with the above. 

6^3. The two Fingers in stone, from a mummy, the mean- 
ing unknown. Found at Sakkarah. 

634. Ditto, ditto. 

635. Fragment of Hard Stone of a brown colour, represent- 

ing a part of t!ie hand. The thumb is perfect, and 
most beautifully sculptured. From Fayoum. 



637 
638 
639 
640 
641 
642 
643, 
644 



647 

648. 
649, 
650 
651 
652 

653 

654 

655 
656 
657 
658 

659 

660 
661 
662 

663 



46 

I Tiiree Glass Disks inscribed in cufic ; supposed to 
j be money, very rare. 

Two small 'blocks of Alabaster, having the name of 
Psammitichus. 660 years b. c. Found at Sakkarah. 

! Beads made of coloured glass, each colour forms a 
I layer. From Sakkarah. 

A piece of Black Glass, with different coloured glass 
inlaid on the top. From Sakkarah. 

Fart of a bead Necklace. From Sakkarah. 

A long Bead in different coloured glass. Sakkarah. 

A piece of Mosaic Glass. 

A white transparent glass Bead. 

t Two blue and white glass Ornaments. 

A Glass Ornament. 

A small Glass Model of the Crown of Upper and 

Lower Egypt. 
Two pieces of Green Glass, imitations of precious 

stones. 

>- Three small blue glass Figures. 

A small white Bottle. From Sakkarah. 

A similar Bottle, from Colonel Campbell's tomb at 

Ghiseh. 
Three small Figures in glass. From Sakkarah. 
A grotesque Face in glass. 
A grotesque Face in coloured glass. 

Small coloured glass Figure of a grotesque form. Sak- 
karah. 
A piece of earthenware with Mosaic, in glass. 

The portrait of an Ethiopian King, in glass, wearing 
the Crow^n of Upper and Lower Egypt, wliich is of 
porcelain. From Sakkarah. 



4T 

665. A small Tazza, in a hard variegated stone, most beau- 

tifiiily polished, 

666. A basso relievo Figure, in blue opaque glass, highly 

polished, wearing a necklace of very minute pieces 
of variously coloured glass. This is a figure of the 
Goddess of Truth, who is often represented without 
a head. This is a very rare specimen. From Sak- 
karah. 

667. A piece of opaque blue glass. 

668. The Goddess of Truth, in opaque red glass. 

669. A small Tazza of glass, of a beautiful emerald green 

colour. When found, it contained some rouge for a 
lady's toilet. From Sakkarah. 

670. A Figure of a Monkey, in blue glass, and of good 

style and has the name of Pharaoh Nophrah, of 
the Scriptures. Apries, 596 years b. c. He took 
Sidon. 

671. A diminutive Lion, in blue glass, very finely executed, 

and on the base has the prenomen of Amunopli IIL, 
the supposed Memnon of the vocal statue of Thebes. 
1430 years b. c. 

672. A white transparent Glass Bead, solid and filled with 
• pieces of variegated glass, similar to the Venetian 

manufacture of the present day. From Sakkarah. 

673. Six porcelain Beads, inlaid v/ith blue and other col- 

oured glass. 

674. ) Two pieces of Transparent Glass, inlaid with pieces 
675. ) of various colours. From Sakkarah. 

676. A Screw, made of opaque blue glass. From Sak- 

karah. • 

677. A Cartouche in earthenware. 

678. Three fragments of Coloured Glass, on a card. 

No. 1 represents a Star ; No. 2 a Lotus. These pieces are par- 
ticulaily interesting, as examples of a curious manufacture. No. 3 
more especially deserves attention, inasmuch as it explains the in- 
,?'r;o\is manner by which the ancients accomplished the work. 
Long sticks of glass, of the desired colour and form, v;ere v/eldod 
together, side by side. This mass being well united, was thea 
sawn through, transversely, at regular intervals ; thus prcKluciug 



48 



t>79, 



68^. 



685, 
Cj88, 



a supply of perfectly similar patterns. Ths pieces thus obtaijied 
were afterwards polished and inserted, like Mosaic work to decorate 
various utensils. Thus, for example, v/erc produced a series of 
stars of exactly similar dimensions and form as No. 1, which were 
inserted side by side, in a cavity, to represent the heavens; or 
the ornament No. 2, representing the lotus, was thus i-eproduced 
with an exactness which no other contrivance could guarantee. 
Tiie piece No. 3 has evidently been sawn from such a stick of.glass 
^s above described, and broken off". They wei'e found at Sak . 
Icarah. 

A small Tablet in chrysolitGj inscribed in hieroglyphics 
of an excellent style. 

A smalt stone Tablet, inscribed, 

1 ■ 



}■ Variegated Glass Ornaments. From Sakkarah. 



Two glass Imitations of alabaster. 



From Sakkarah. 



(>89, 



690. 



692. 



693 



A porcelain Figure of the Goddess of Truth, with the 
feather of Truth on her head. From Sakkarah. 

All the other unnumbered Figures are of the same 
material, and from Sakkarah. 

A Metal Bead found in a mummy case at Sakkarah. 

An Alabaster Vase. From Sakkarah. 

An Alabaster Vase and Cover. 

An Alabaster Vase with the Car- 
touche of Ounas, 1920 years 
B. c. 

An Alabaster Vase. 

An Alabaster Vase and Cover, 

inscribed with the Cartouche 

of Papi, 2d Dynasty, 2001 years 

J E. c. Abraham arrived in Egypt 
5. 1920 years b. c. From Thebes. 




A small Alabaster Vase of the same date as the above. 
From Sakkarah. 



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697. An Alabaster Vase. 

G98. Alabaster Vase marked with the name of no-prre- 
KA-RA, of the 2d Dynasty, 2209 years b. c. Froip 
Sakkarah. 




An Alabaster Vase. From Sakkarah. 

tl A Frafflnent of Limestone, inscribed in the arrow- 
headed character. From Nineveh. 

A Fragment of the Ivory Throne, from Nin- 
eveh. Presented by the Hev. Mr. Badger, who 
was present when the throne was found by Mr. 
Layard. 

An Ivory Figure found at Nineveh. 

Ivory Figures, ditto. 

A small Stone Cylinder, inscribed with the arrow- 
headed character. From Nineveh. 

705. An Ivory Head. From Nineveh. 

'70Q. A blue Porcelain Figure of nophraatiiom, 

4 



700. 



701. 



702. 

703. 



70! 



711 
712 

713, 



715, 



50 

A small Fish in blue porcelain. 

Two figures of Pthah Soccaris, the god of Memphis. 

A sitting figure of Bubastes. 

A fragment in blue porcelain, of Isis. 

A grotesque Head in blue porcelain. 

A beautiful head of Isis, in porcelain. 

A porcelain Figure of Horus. 

A curious figure of Pthah, in porcelain. 

A Figure of the god Moi. 

A piece of Mosaic of the Cartouche of Psammitichus 
II. 600 years b. c. Captivity of Jehoiakim, 599 

years b. c. See 2 Kings, ch, 23, v. 35, also ch. 24. 

See 2 Chronicles, 36 ch. 

717. A small figure of Isis. 

718. A Fish, in blue porcelain. 

719. A curious figure of Typhon standing upon two Croc- 

odiles, and having a Scarabseus upon his head, a 
goddess on each side, and another with outspread 
wings at his back. 

720. A Sphinx. , 

721. Figure of a Crocodile with a hawk's head. 

722. A Comic Face, in clay. 

723. A ScarabEeus inscribed with seven rows of hiero- 

glyphics. 

724. A large Scarabeeus in green marble, with eight rows 

of hieroglyphics. 

725. The same in limestone, with six rows of hiero- 

glyphics. 

726. A large Scarabgeus in blue porcelain. 

727. A large Scarab^us in blue stone, inscribed with six 

lines of hieroglyphics. From Thebes. 

728. A large Scarabseus with the cartouche of Thothmes 

III., the Pharaoh of the Exodus. From Thebes. 



51 

729. A large blue porcelain Scarabseus, with ten lines of 

hieroglyphics, which have been filled up with a 
white composition, and has the cartouches of Amu- 
noph III. and his wife. 1430 b. c. 

730. A Scarabffius with seven lines of hieroglyphics, m 

dark green marble. 

731. A Scarabeeus in porcelain, glazed and placed on its 

back. Within the case are several other Scara- 

bsei. 

The Scarabseus was made an emblem of the Sun, because no 
female being found of this species, the male enclosefl the new 
germ in a I'ound ball and then pushed it backwards, just as the 
Sun seems to push the sphere of heaven backwards, while he 
really advances from West to East. Vide Kenrick, Vol. 2. 
p. 16. 

732. A Human Face, in similar limestone to that of the 

figure of Thoth, No. 409. From Sakkarah. 

733. A Necklace of beads from a mummy. From Thebes. 

734. The emblem of Stability. On the same stand are 189 

f figures of the Divinities of Egypt. The majority 
are in porcelain, and exquisitely executed, especially 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, '5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 
16 and 17. 

A porcelain Sphinx, very coarsely made. 

A String of coloured Beads. 



pA variety of Glass Beads. 



An outline of Osiris, neatly executed. lie is repre- 
sented sitting on his throne as the judge of Amenti- 
This beautiful drawing is on a piece of fine lime- 
stone. From Sakkarah. 

740. A limestone Tablet, with an inscription in the encho- 

rial character. From Sakkarah. 

741. A similar Tablet. 

742. Tablet in dark red sandstone, dedicated to Osiris. The 

figures are all coloured. Thebes. 



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743. A Caricature, painted on a fragment of limestone, 
representing a Lion seated upon a throne as a king, 
and a fox, as high-priest, making an offering of a 
plucked goose and a feather fan. From Thebes. 




744. 



746, 

747 



750 
751 

752, 

753, 
754 

755 



Mould, in limestone, of a Bird. From Sakkarah. 

A limestone Tablet, with some coloured figures in pro- 
cession, carrying date branches in their hands. 
There is a line of hieroglyphics to each person. 
From Thebes. 

Basso-relievo of a Goose and Lotus flower, well ex- 
ecuted in limestone, coloured. From Thebes. 

A green marble Tablet, inscribed in Linear hiero- 
glyphics. From Sakkarah. 

A small votive Tablet, dedicated to Ammon, for the 
cure of deafness. From Thebes. 41^ 

The top of an earthenware Vase inscribed. From 
Sakkarah. 

An Inscription, in Coptic, on a tile. 

Inscription, in Greek, on a piece of limestone, and 
several other inscriptions. From Thebes. 

Figure of Isis, beautifully carved in wood, and inlaid with 
glass or some vitreous substance. From Abouseer. 

A beautiful specimen of Mosaic, from the same tomb. 

A Figure of Isis and Horus, beautifully inlaid. From 
Abouseer. 

A small piece of Biosaic Work. 



53 

756. Green porcelain Vase of a flattened and circular form 

with an inscription of hieroglyphics cut on its edges. 

Dedicated to Thoth. Thebes. 

757 ] 

758* I '^^'^^ glass Bottles. From Sakkarah. 

759. Green porcelain Vase, similar to 756, but of finer liia- 
. terial. The inscription is painted. From Sakkarah. 

760. The skull of a Female Mummy. The hair and head-* 

dress as when found at Sakkarah. 

761. ) The feet of a Lady with white leather shoes. From 

762. j Sakkarah. 

763. A Necklace of porcelain. From Sakkarah. 

764. A broken Necklace, made of large black beans and 

cowrie shells. 

765. Hair, of a yellow colour 5 does not appear to be human. 

From Sakkarah. 

766. A magnificent funereal Papyrus, 22 feet long, most 

beautifully written in very small hieroglyphics, and 
finely illuminated. It is perfect, both at the com- 
mencement and at the end. From Sakkarah. 

This Papyrus is not only most beautifully written, but is finely 
illuminated with various illustrations, so that besides the written 
history of the life of the deceased, you have sketches illustrating 
the most remarkable events. In the first scene is represented the 
Sacred Bull, beautifully gilded, and the deceased supported by two 
or more Gods ; in the next is the Hall of the two Truths, with the 
God Osiris sitting in judgment, assisted by the forty-two judges, 
who may be seen immediately above him ; before him is the soai 

■ of the deceased accompanied by Anubis, the Guaixlian of the 
Tombs, and the Ibis-headed God, Thoth, who has been writing 
down the history of the departed, and has collected all his good 
deeds into a small bottle, which is placed in a scale, while iri the 
opposite scale may be seen the Goddess of Truth, sometimes only 
the Ostrich feather (the emblem of truth) is used, weighing down 
the good deeds; this result having been made known by the (Sod 
Thoth to Osiris, he awards such punishment as seems meet to 
him and his forty-two assistants, and the soul of the sinner is sent 
into purgatory, for so many thousand years, during which time he 
has certain labours to perform, which may be seen in the smaller 
illustrations ; in the last sketch, the deceased is represented be- 
fore Osiris awaiting his final judgment. If he has performed all 

■ the tasks imposed upon him to the satisfaction of the judges, his 
soul is allowed to return again to his body, (if it still be perfect,) 
otherwise he is sentenced to a lengthened residence in purgatory 



54 



after which the soul is permitted to I'eturn to its original body 
and \t is for this reason that the Egyptians were so very par 
ticular about preserving and muraniiiying the bodies of th* 
dead. 



776. 



'ronze Vases of different forra= 
Yahoudi. 



From 



From Tel~el- 



(.y^o' y Bronze Vases. From Tel-el-Yahoudi. 
7/8. j 

779. J 

780. A curious bronze Altar, for burning incense. 

Tel-el-Yahoudi. 
781. 

782. 

783. ^ 

784. A very finely executed Hawk, wearing the crown of 

Upper and L(0wer Egypt, upon a bronze pedestal, 
winch is supposed to contain a mummy or a |)apyrus. 
This figure is very scarce. Fjom Sakkarah. 

785. A bronze Figure, From Thebes. 

786. Bronze figure of Amunra, God-creator. From 

Memphis. 

787. Bronze figures of Harpochrates. From Memphis. 

788. Fart of a figure, which ornamented some Shrioe, and 

consists of seven sacred serpents erect. From Thebes. 

789. ^<? A finely executed 

bronze figure of 
Har-Oeri, son of 
Osiris and Athor, 
and is frequently 
called the elder 
Horns. At Om- 
bos he is styled 
resident in the 
eyes of light, Lord 
of Ombos, the 
Great God, Lord 
of the Heavens, 
Lord of Eelak, 

and is 




evidently connect- 
ed with the Sun. 

From Memphis. 



65 

790. A bronze figure of Isis. From Memphis. 

791. A bronze figure of Athor, with the cow's head. This 

is a somewhat rare specimen. Among her many 
titles she was called Mistress of Dancing, the Cow 
engendering the Sun, &c. From Memphis. 

792. A bronze figure of Osiris, the son of Netpe and Sed, 

and engendered of heaven itself. 

In his struggle with Seth or Typhon, he appears to have flillen 
under the power of his antagonist, to have been defended by hi« 
son Horus, lamented by his wife Isis, and sister Nepthys, em- 
balmed ■ under the direction of Anubis, and justified by Thoth 
against his enemies-. After the destruction and disposal of the 
limbs by Seth, his form was mnde again by Noum, {Amon-JRa,) 
the creator, on a potter's wheel. The most prominent function of 
Osiris is that of judge of the dead, seated in the hall of the Two 
Truths, W'ith Ouem, (the devonrer.) and the forty-two demons of 
the dead ; he awards the ultimate destiny of the soul, perdition and 
darkness, or manifestation to light. See the drawing in the centre 
of the Funereal papyri, Nos. 51 and 766. 

793. A bronze of Nofra Athon. From Memphis. 

794. A bronze figure of a Slave Girl, kneeling,* and her 

hands bound behind her. From Sakkarah. 

795. A bronze figure of Phtah, the principal deity and pro- 

tector of the city of Memphis, where he is repre- 
sented in the form of Phtah Socaris. No. 708. 
From Memphis. 

796. A bronze figure, with gilt eyes, of Pasht-Merephtah. 

797. A bronze figure of Horus, who is styled Lord of the 

Abaton, and Lord of Memlak, Phife. From 
Tiicbes. 

798. A bronze figure of Har-Sont-to. Another type of 

Horus, From Memphis. 

799. The heads of three Divinities conjoined. They are 

neatly cast, and are represented with their head- 
dresses and necklaces. From Sakkarah. 

S'OO. A beaiiti fully-executed Figure, in bronze, of the god- 
dess Maut. From Thebes. 

801. A heaulifully-executed Figure, in bronze, of a man on 
a marble pedestal. From Thebes. 



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802.^ ' ' 

Bronze figures of Pasht or Bubastes. These figures 
are always well executed, some are fi*om Memphis, 
and others from Lower Egypt. 

J 

Bronze figure of Phtah. From Memphis. 

808. Bronze figure of Amon-Ha. 

This God had a tetnple dedicated to him in the Great Oasis. 
He is not to be considered as the Ram-headed God, but it is one 
of the many forms which he assumes; he is the Great Creator, 
and is represented in the mystic chamber of the temple at Philaj, 
in this form, (painted blue,) seated at the potter's wheel, mould- 
ing the divine members of Osiris, 

809. Figure of Osiris under the form of Khons. From 

Memphis. 
810. ) Small bronze Figures, similar to No. 795. From 

811. if Memphis. 

812. Small bronze Figures, similar to No. 798. Ditto. 

813. A small figure of Horos as Har-Ammon. Dkto. 

814. A bronze figure of a God. From Memphis. 

815. A bronze Figure, similar to No. 693. Ditto. 

816. A bronze Figure of Smouth or Esculapius, the eldest 

son of Phtah. From Memphis. 

817. A small bronze Figure. From Sakkarah, 

818. A bronze Figure of a Priest. Do, 

819. A bronze Figure, representing a Libatory Priest, 

holding in his hands an altar for libations. From 
Memphis. 

820. A beautiful little figure in bronze, in a sitting posture. 

From Memphis. 

821. A bronze figure of Typhon standing on a lotus, sup- 

ported by two lions. From Memphis. 

822. A beautiful bronze figure of Thmei, the Goddess of 

Truth. 

She is represented with an Ostrich feather in her head, because 
all the wing feathers of that bird were considered of equal length, 
and hence meant true or correct. Sometimes Thrnei is repre- 
sented without a head, or blind, hence her impartiality and truth. 
From Memphis. 



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823. A bronze Bull. 'From Sakkarah. 

824. A figure of a Cat with her Kittens. Do. 

825. Bronze figure of a Cat sitting on 'a lotus. This has 

been the top of a staff. From Sakkarah. 

826. Sacred Bull in bronze. Ditto. 

S27. A beautiful figure of a Cat, in bronze, — she has a sil- 
ver necklace and ear-ring. From Sakkarah. 

828. Bronze Cat, 

829. Bronze figure of the Shrew Mouse, which was wor- 

shipped in the Temple dedicated to Latona.. at 
Bootos. "" 

This figure is s^d to have been assumed by Latona to avoid 
the pursuit of Typhon, and the Egyptians worshipped this animal 
and considered it sacred, from its supposed blindness, and re- 
garded it as the emblem of primeval night and darlvness. The 
goddess Latona was described as denoting night and darkness. 
From Lower Egypt. 

830. A circular piece of bronze, beautifully ornamented. 

From Heliopolis. 

831. A bronze Cat. From Sakkarah. . 

832. A Bronze Bull. 

833. A Bronze Hawk, originally the top of a staff. From 

Sakkarah. 

834. A Bronze Shrew Mouse. From Lower Egypt. 

835. A small Cat in bronze. From Sakkarah, 

836. Two Cats on a bronze pedestal. Do. 

837. A clamp of Bronze, it is a very intricate and fine 

specimen of casting, it was one of four pieces used 
to protect the lower angles of a shrine, wliich was 
of wood. From Thebes. 
838 ] '^^^ ^^^^ Horns of the Sacred Bull, Apis, found at 
842* ( Tourah, projecting out of the ground. 

"" ) Vide Herodotus, Euterpe xli. 

839. A wooden cylindrical box, containing a bronze box or 

lining. 

840. A piece of Bronze. From Sakkarah. 

841. A large bronze Shrine filled with gum, it is beautifully 

engraved on each side with the figures of gods, it is 
very much oxydized. From Sakkarah. 



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843, 
8 



847, 



853. 

854. 
855. 



858. 



861. 
8o2. 
863. 



An Ornament in bronze. 

Bronze Instruments, used by mechanics. 

A bronze Frog. 

A bronze Fish Hook, found by Dr. Abbott, m a 

Mummy. From Sakkarah. 
A bronze Mouse. 

A bronze Stamp, in the shape of a cartouche. 
A square Seal, inscribed with " the abode of Am- 

mon," the hieroglyphics are in relief like type. 

From Thebes. 
A small bronze Figure, similar to 786. 

A small bronze Figure, similar to 798, only in a sit« 

ting posture. From Sakkarah. 
A small figure of Horus. From Sakkarah. 
A Cartouche in bronze. From Sakkarah. 

A Plate of bronze, with the prenomen and nomen of 

Terak, 714 years b. c. See 2 Kings, xix. Terqk^ 

or Tirhakah. 
A thin plate of Bronze, with some unknown figures 

upon it. 
Bronze Clasp of a waistband, taken from a mummy 

by Dr. Abbott. The rest of the band was of cloth^ 

covered with circular plates of glass. 
A bronze Ring. 

Pieces of a Belt in bronze, from a mummy. From 

Sakkarah. 
, A bronze Lion. ^ 

A bronze Spiiinx. Both these figures are very rarely 
found in bronze. 

Six bronze Knives. 

Several links of a Chain, attached to a heart-shaped 

weight, cast in bronze. From Sakkarah. 
Rings of bronze, worn as bracelets by the women of 

the lower order. From Sakkarah. 
Bronze Statue of Athor, of the Gr^co-Egyptian 

period, in the attitude of the Goddess of Dancing. 

Vide 791. 



865 
868 
867 



869, 



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A large bronze Figure of a man. From Memphis. 

A large bronze Figure of the Goddess Neith. From 

Memphis. 
Bronze Altar for burning incense. From Tel-el- 



Yahoudi. 
Bronze Statue of Isis and Horus. From Memphis. 

A statue of Osiris as judge in the hall of the Two 
Trutlis, as seen in the Funereal Papyri. 

Finely executed figure of a Hawk, in bronze. "The 
bright and piercing eye of this bh'd made it an ap- 
propriate emblem of the Sun."— Fii^e Kenrick. 

870. Bronze Statue of Isis and Horus. From Memphis. 

871. Bronze Statue. From Memphis. 

872. Bronze Statue of Horus. From Memphis. 

873. A bronze, terminating in the head of a Ram. Fro« 

Memphis. 

874. Statue of Horus, in bronze. From Memphis. 

875. A Sacred Serpent, in bronze, originally beautifully m- 

laid with some vitreous substance. From Sak- 
karah. 

876. The Sacred Ibis on a bronze pedestal. From Sak- 

karah. 

877. Bronze figure of some royal person kneeling. 

878. Bronze Allai-, for burning incense. From Tel-el- 

Yahoudi. 

879. The same as No. 877. 

880. Bronze Ibis on a pedestal. From Sakkarah. 

eoj ) Small figure of an Ibis, in bronze, with the ostrifch 

* ^ feather (emblem of truth) in its beak. 
882. A very small figure, of Amoun-Ra-Harsaphes. From 

Thebes. 
88.3. A small figure of Khem. 
884 to 891. A small drill and other instruments in bronze. 

886. Fart of the head-dress of Osiris, an ostrich feather in 

bronze, inlaid. 
892. A very small bronze Statue. 



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893. Two Sacred Serpents in bronze, inlaid with glass oi 

other vitreous substance of different colours. From 
Sakkarah. 

894. A bronze figure of a Cat or Dog, apparently of the 

Persian Era. From Sakkarah. 

895. Bronze Battle-axe. From Sakkarah. 

Bronze Figure of a woman grinding. From Sak- 
karah. 

An Axe in bronze, found at Tourah where the Israel- 
ites were at work 5 supposed to have been used by 
that people. Upon the same shelf are other and 
similar instruments in bronze. 

898. A figure of Osiris. 

899. An Altar in bronze, with the stairs to ascend to it. 

From Abouseer. 

900. Statue of Khons, Fhtali or Typhon. From Abouseer. 

901. Bronze figure of Anouph or Anubis. From Sak- 

karah. 

902. A Fantheic figure with a lion's head. From Sak- 

karah. 

904. Fragment in bronze of a God. 

905. Small Figure in bronze, on a pedestal. 

906. A curious Pantheic figure in bronze, representing 

Typhon standing on the head and shoulders of 
another figure. 

907. Bronze Arrow Heads. 

908. A Mouse on a pedestal, originally the top of a staff. 

909. Bronze Head-Dress in form of a Vulture. When 

worn by a goddess or a queen, it indicates that she 
is a mother goddess or mother queen. From 
Thebes. 

910. A broken figure of an Ibis. 

911. A bronze Throne, supported upon lions, with a figure 

kneeling before it. From Sakkarah. 

912. Figure of Horus. 

913. Statue of Osiris. 



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914. An iEgis representing the head of Nouf. Ttmples 

for his worship were estabhshed at the Cataract of 
Syene, Elephantina, &c. "^ 

915. Figure of Isis, with outstretched wings, between two 

lotus columns, each surniounted by a Hawk. Be- 
fore each pillar has stood a Jackal, but the front of 
this figure is unfortunately broken. From Sak- 
karah. 

916. A Pantheic Figure. From Sakkarah. 

917. Statue of Osiris. From Sakkarah. 

918. Statue of Fasht. From Sakkarah. 

919. Bronze figure of Fasht, encircled by the wings of a 

figure standing at her back. From Sakkarah. 

920. Bronze figure of Horus. From Sakkarah. 

921. Bronze figure of an Ibis. From Sakkarah. 

922. Various kinds of Instruments in bronze. From Sak- 

karah. ' 

923. Shrew Mouse in bronze on a pedestal. From Sak 

karah. 

924. Bronze Hinge. From Sakkarah. 

925. The same as 923 but broken oflTits pedestal. From 

Sakkarah. 

926. Two bronze Necklaces or Collars, worn by children. 

927. Two bronze Rings, worn by children. 

928. Bronze Knife, gilt. From Sakkarah. 

929. Bull's head in bronze. 

930. Small bronze Shrine, in which is Osiris. 

931. Figure of Horus, curiously made of bronze and gyp- 

sum, in a stooping position, as if from age. From 
Sakkarah. 

932. A coarsely made bronze Figure. From Sakkarah. 



933 



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936, 



Figure in bronze of Isis, with outspread wings. From 

Sakkarah. 
Bronze Weight. From Sakkarah. 
Bronze top of a Staflf, terminating in a lyre. From 

Sakkarah. 
A Cat's head in bronze. From Sakkarah. 



937 



938 
939 
940 
94i 
942 



A bronze Ornament. 



Lamp in bronze. 
Shrew Mouse in bronze. 

I Two Vases in bronze. From Tel-el-Yahoudi. 

An Ornament, representing an ostrich feather and 
sacred serpent on a Ram's horn. As seen repre- 
sented in the head-dresses of some of the gods. 

943. An JEtgis in bronze. 

944. An Ornament, somewhat similar to 942, inlaid. 

945. An ^gis in bronze. 

946. Part of the head-dress of Khons, in bronze. 

947. A bronze Handle of a Drawer. 

948. A bronze Bolt. 

949. A Bottle. From Tel-el-Yahoudi. 

950. A hollow Tube in bronze. 

951. A Bottle similar to 949. 

952. A bronze Nai!. 

953. The head and foot of an Ibis, the natural size, and 

most beautifully made. 

954. A beautiful little figure of Nofre-Athom in silver. 

From Memphis. 

955. A Case containing fragments of knitted head-dresses 

in cotton, worsted, and silk. ' 

That maiked 956 is of the latter substance. These are the 
only specimens of silk I have met with. In the bf)tt()m of the 
case is an ancient piece of bead net-work, originally taken fi-om a 
mummy which it covered. From Sakkarah and Abouseer. 

956. A Surgical Contrivance for covering an issue. This 

machine is far more cleanly, and much better 
adapted for its intention than the present system of 
bandaging, and is made of silver. From Sakkarah. 

957. A Scarahgeus mounted in bronze as a ring. Has the 

name of Rameses engraved upon it. From Sak- 
karah. 

958. A large bronze Ring engraved. From Sakkarah. 



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959. A large bronze Ring having the name of Rameses 

the Great engraved upon it. From Sakkarah. 

960. A blue porcelain Ring inscribed. From Thebes. 

961. A bronze Ring inscribed. 

962. A porcelain Ring, in form of a Cartouche, bearing, 

the name of Thothmes III. From Thebes. 

963. A small bronze Ring, inscribed. From Sakkarah. 

964. Cylindrical Ring of blue glass, inscribed in hierogly- 

phyics 5 is capped at each end in the setting, which 
is in silver. From Thebes. 

965. A small bronze Ring inscribed. Ftom Sakkarah. 

966. Do do do do. 

967. Cornelian Ring, or rather that upper half of (he ring 

which bears the inscription j the under half was pro- 
bably made of metal, and attached to the above, in 
which there are holes made for that purpose. Frorr) 
Thebes. 

968. A silver Ring engraved, representing a boat carrying 

the Bull " Apis." From Thebes. 

969. An engraved Stone, supposed to be from Babylon 

although found in Lower Egypt. 

970. Cornelian Stone, cut in the form of a Cartouche, and 

bearing the naine of Rameses the Great. 1335 
years b. c. 

971. A red Agate, most beautifully engraved on each side, 

and round the edges. 

On one side is the figure of the lion-headed God Bubastes, with 
an inscription. On the reverse is an inscription most beautifully 
cut, but whether in the Coptic or Greek language has net er been 



972 
973 
974 

975 
976 

977, 



determined. From Sakkarah. 

>- Three Silver Rings. Found in Lower Egypt, 

> A pair of silver Ear-rings. Found with the above. 

A silver Ring, beautifully made to represent a serpent 
holding a ball or an apple in its mouth. From 

Memphis. 



983 



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978. A Necklace in yellow metal, with pendants of pearls. 
From Sakkarah. 

979 ) 

jj^^' y A pair of bronze Ear-rings. From Sakkarah. 

A bronze Ear-ring. From Sakkarah. 

) A pair of bronze Ear-rings, with stone drops. From 
^ Sakkarah. 

A square liing in silver engraved, and representing 
Amunoph II., (1458 years b. c.,) beheading his ene- 
mies. From Sakkarah. 

985. A silver Scorpion, originally inlaid, and forming part 

of the head-dress of the goddess Selk. From Sak- 
karah. 

986. A small Tortoise, originally forming the head-dress of 

Las-an-ho, one of the evil genii, and called in the 
Rituals or funereal papyri, " the Guardian of the 
Third Gate," and is said to be fed with the limbs of 
his disturbers. From Sakkarah. 

987. Fragments of a small statue of Isis and Horus, in a 

heavy metallic substance, covered with thin gold, 
probably an ancient fraud, as from the weight of the 
material, it might have passed for solid gold. From 
Sakkarah. 

988. A small Scarabseus mounted in gold. From Sak- 

karah. 



A thin plate of gold, impressed with figures of Divin- 
ities, taken, with others, from a miunmy found by 
Dr. Abbott at Sakkarah. 

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991 

QJ.O* > Plates of Gold similar to the above. 

993.^ 

994. A Bracelet made of twisted gold wire, the ends ter- 

minating in a lotus flower. From Sakkarah. 

995. A small gold Figure kneeling. 

99G. Head of the lion-headed God, in gol«3. ^ 



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997 to 1000. Figures of different Divinities, stamped in 
gold. Taken from a mummy, around the neck of 
which they were strung as beads in a necklace. From 
Sakkarah. 

1001. An Ornament in silver gilt. From Sakkarah. 

1002. A large Ear-ring, terminating in a bull's head 5 it is 

beautifully made of gold wire, and minutely deco- 
rated about the neck. It was originally ornamented 
with precious stones, which have been taken from 
the horns and forehead. From Thebes. 

1003. A small gold Ornament, beautifully worked and dec- 

orated with several small chains, each terminating 
in an ornament resembling a small bottle ; it is sup- 
posed to have been the drop of an ear-ring. From 
Sakkarah. 

1004. } Two very small Bottles in gold, resembling those 

1005. ^ used to contain the good deeds of the dead. From 

Sakkarah. 

1006. Four Links of gold, supposed to be used as currency. 

From Sakkarah. 

1007. A gold Ear-ring with a peark From Sakkarah. 

]. A small piece of Gold, supposed to be used as an 
ear-ring. From Sakkarah. 

}. A large gold Ear-ring. From Sakkarah. 

1011* 1 '^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Beads. Ditto. 

1012 to 1020. Figures of Divinities, stamped in gold, origi- 
nally strung together and placed round the neck of a 
mummy. From Sakkarah. 

1021. Two gold Beads in the form of wheat. From Sak- 

karah. 

1022. Two Beads in glass, gilded. From Sakkarah. 

1023. A small plate of Gold, which formed the centre or 

clasp of a band worn round the waist of a miimmy. 
From Sakkarah. 

1024. A small Scarabseus in pearl. From Sakkarah. 

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1025. A small gold Amulet, (broken.) From Sakkarah. 

1026. A small gold Ring, in form of a serpent. From Sak- 

karah. 

1027. A small Hawk in gold. From Sakkarah. 

1028. A Gorget in gold. From Sakkarah. 

1029. A gold Clasp, enamelled. From Sakkarah. 

1030. An ^gis in gold, of the head of Bubastes. From 

Sakkarah. 

1031 to 1036. Thin plates of Gold, stamped with various 
devices. From Sakkarah. 

1037. A diadem in gold, prettily ornamented with the lotus 
flower, surmounted by the disk 5 in the centre are 
placed several circular thin plates of gold, taken 
from the neck of a mummy, around which they were 
placed as a necklace. From Sakkarah. 

Two small thimble-shaped Ornaments, made of 
gold and probably used as pendants, or drops to 
ear-rings. From Sakkarah. 

The Crook and Flagellum carried by Osiris, in 
gold. From Sakkarah. 

A large and exquisitely finished Scarabseus, in a hard 
green stone, by some said to be jade stone ; it has on 
its under surface a thin gold plate engraved with 
eight lines of hieroglyphics, a prayer for the dead 5 
it was found on the breast of a mummy, at Sak- 
karah. 

1043. ) Two figures of Typhon in gold, one of very superior 

1044. ^ workmanship, found at Sakkarah, the other, in 

purer gold, was found at Thebes 

1045. A Sacred Serpent in gold. From Sakkarah. 

1046. A triangular plate of Gold, with a royal oval contain- 

ing a name not legible ; it was found on the mummy 
of a female. From Sakkarah. 

1047. Two small plates of Gold, taken from the ears of a 

mummy. 



1040 
1041 

1042 



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1048. An eye in gold. It is used as the hieroglyphic of 

Egypt, and also represents the eye of Osiris. From 
Sakkarah. 

1049. A large Ring in the form of a Serpent. From 

Sakkarah. 

1050 Gold Signet Ring, bearing the name of Shoofoo, thf3 
Suphis of the Greeks. 2325 years b. c. In shape 
and dimensions it resembles Figure 1, and the size 
of the impression exactly corresponds to Figure 2. 
Figure 3 is a magnified representation of the inscrip- 
tion engraved on it. 

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This remarkable piece of antiquity is in the highest state of 
preservation, and was found at Ghizeh, in a tomb neai' that ex- 
cavation of Colonel Vise called Campbell's tomb. It is of fine 
gold, and weighs nearly three sovereigns. The style of the hie- 
roglyphics is in perfect accordance with those in the tombs about 
the Great Pyramid, and the hieroglyphics within the oval is the 
name of that Pharaoh of whom the pyramid was the tomb. The 
details are minutely accurate, and beautifully execatt'd. The 
heaven is engraved with stars : the fox, or jackal, has significant 
lines witliin its contour: the hatchets have their handles bound 
with thongs, as is usual in the sculptures : the volumes have the 
string which binds them hanging below the roll, differing in this 
respect from any example in sculptured or painted hieroglyphics. 
The determinative for country is studded with dots, repiesenting 
the sand of the mountains at the margin of the valley 
of Egypt. The instrument, as in the larger hiero- 
glyphics, has the tongue and simi-lunar mark of tho 
sculptured examples; as is the case also with the heart- 
shaped vase. The name is surmounted with the globe, 
and feathers, decorated in the usual manner ; and 
the ring of the cartouche is engraved with marks repre- 
senting a rope, never seen in the sculptures : and the 




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only instance of a royal name similarly encircled is a porcelain 
example in this collection, enclosing the name of the flither of 
Sesostris. (See No. 599.) The O in the name is placed as in 
the examples sculptured in the tombs, not in the axis of the car- 
touche. The chickens have their unfledged wings ; the Cerastes 
its horns, now only to be seen with the magnifying glass. 

1®51. A Ram's head in gold. 

1052. Two Ear-rings and a Necklace, found in a jar at 

Dendera. * 

These ornaments are made of gold leaf, similar to that upon which 
hieroglyphics are usually stamped. There are three pendants of 

41apis-lazuli, and two beads of blue glass attached to the cen- 
tre ; where is also an oval amethyst bead, capped at each 
end with gold. But what is particularly curious is, that the 
name of Menes (the first Pharaoh of Egypt, who reigned 2750 
years b. c.) i-s stamped upon the ear-rings, and upon eight oval 
plates of the necklace. These ovals have a dotted orna- 
ment around them. The circle around the ear-rings is 
plain, and is in the form of a cartouche. At equal dis- 
tances between these ovals are curiously entwined 
devices, attached by a rude chain, formed of thin strips 
of flattened gold. There are also three pendants attached ; they 
are in form of baskets, most beautifully executed, and will bear 
examination through a magnifying glass. 

1053. An Ear-ring in gold, terminating in the head of a 

gazelle. 

1054. A gold Ear-ring, terminating in a lion's head. in 

1055. A Scarabseus in gold, engraved with the name of the 

queen of Horus (Thothmes IV., of Sir Gardner 
Wilkinson). It was by this king's order that the 
great Sphinx was cut out of the rock, near th.e Pyra- 
mids, at Ghiseh, 1446 years b. c. 
1056 and 1057. A pair of Ear-rings with a peaii drop. 

1058. A small gold Ear-ring. 

1059. A gold Ear-ring with a pearl drop. 

1060. A small gold Ear-ring. 

1061. A gold Ear-ring, with a drop in coarse emerald. 

1062. A gold Ornament, in the form of a cow's horns. 

1063. A very pretty gold Ear-ring. 

1064. Figure of a sacred Bull, in gold. 

1065. A gold Ear-ring, terminating in the head of a cow 

1066. A sacred Bull in stamped gold. 



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1067. Part of a gold Ear-ring.^ 

1068. A Gold Ring, in the shape of a Serpent. 

1069. Part of a Gold Ear-ring. 

1070 and 1071. Two Figures of the common Fly, in gold 
plate; they have a piece of enamel let into their 
. backs. 

» 

1072. A small Lizard of the desert, called the Warren, it is 

particularly well executed in gold. 

1073. A spiral flexible Gold Ring, in the shape of a Ser- 

pent, set with carbuncles. 

1074. A Gold Ring with two drop stones. 

1075. Tile figure of Teor, the hippopotamus-headed god- 

dess, in gold. 

107G. The figure of Ra, the personification of the Sun. 

1077. A massive Ring of fine gold, with a triangular pyra- 

mid of balls 5 similar rings are now sold at the Tem- 
ple at Mecca, but made o,f silver, it being forbidden 
in the Koran, to Mohammedans, to wear gold orna- 
ments. From Sakkarah. 

1078. A Ring curiously made of six small porcelain Scara- 
bsei, mounted in gold. It was found in the tomb of 
Assa, with the slabs, on the stand. No. 370. 

1079. A Gold Ring surmounted with a pyramid cut out 

of some precious stone. From Sakkarah, 

1080. A Gold Ring with a square shield. 

1081 and 1082. Two Plates of Gold, inscribed vAth hiero- 
glypiiics. 

1C83. A Porcelain Scarab^us mounted in gold to form a 

ring; it has tlie cartouche of Thothmes III., the 
Piiaraoh of the Exodus, 1495 years before Christ, 
according to Sir Gardner Wilkinson. 

.1084. A Gold Ring, engraved with some device. 

1085. A Gold Ring, with the cartouche of Amuooph XL, 
1456 years before Christ. This ring was found. at 
Thebes, in the small wooden box, No. 477. 



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1086. Ring of fine Gold, with the figure of the lion-headed 
• God Bnbastes engraved on two~ cartoi'chos, each 

surmounted by the Ostrich feather, as is usual with 
rojal names. From Sakkarah. 

1087. A Gold Ring, in which 4ire tastefully arranged two 
blue stones and one red one. From Thebes. 

1088. A Gold Rii g engraved with the Sacred Bull " Apis." 

From Sakkarah. 

1089. A Gold Ring, engraved with the figure of Isis sitting •, 

it is solid and of the shape called '' Opisphendone.'' 
From Sakkarah. 

1090. A large silver Ring beautifully engraved wiih the 

name of Amimoph III., 1430 years before Christ. 
From Sakkarah. 

1091 and 1092. A pair of gold Ear-rings, hollow and mi- 
nutely ornamented, one end terminating in a tiger's 
head holding in its mouth an engraved stone, and the 
smaller end in a hook whicli fastens into the gold 
setting of the stone. From Upper Egypt. 

1093. Part of an Ear-ring in form of a cow's iiead, crna- 
mented with a carbuncle set in the forehead. The 
head is curiously made of gold-leaf. From Sak- 
karah. 

1094 and 1095. A pair of exquisitely-worked gold Ear- 
rings, terminating in a lion^s head. From Upper 
Egypt. 

1096. A small figure of a Bull's Head, probably a part of 
an ear-ring. From Sakkarah. 

1097 and 1098. A pair of Ear-rings very similar to but 
smaller than 1094, '5. From Upjser Egypt. 

1099. A beautiful figure of a Bu'd with 0'jtRprea<l wintrs^ 
representing the soul departing from the Ixxfy. Tins 
figure is in gold, beaulifully inlaid with Turquoise 
and L<i pis lazuli, and it was taken from tise breast 
of a mummy by Dr. Abbolt, at Sakkarah. 

1100 and 1101. A pair of Gold Ear-rings, benutiful'vninde, 
terminating in the head of a gazelle. From Tiicbes. 



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110.2. An Ear-ring of similar construction, terminating in 
the head of a lynx, which receives the clasp. • The 
expression of this head is very beautiful, the stone 
on the ring is a carbuncle. From Thebes. 

1103 and 1104. A pair of gold Ear-rings, similar to 1100 
and 1101. 

1105. A beautiful little figure, in gold, of a bird, with a 
human head, and the wings expanded. 

This figure represents the soul departing from the body, and is similar 
f, > one fjimd ia Etruria, and now in the museum of the Vatican. It was 
taken from the breast of a muramy by Dr. Abbott, at Sakkarah. 

1106. A large coarsely made Ring in cornelian. 

1107 A. piece of Gilded Wood, insecribod with hiero- 
glyphics. . It was taken from a mummy opened by 
Dr. Abbott. From Thebes 

1108. Figure, in gold, of a Bird witli a human head, inlaid 
as No. 1099. The color of tlie mosaic is lost, proba- 
bly from tlie heat applied in the process of making 
the mummy, from which it was taken at Sakkarah. 

1109. Figure of Horus, in wood, gilt. 

1110. A Cobra Capella, or sacred snake, in gold 

1111. A figure of a God, in gold. 

1112. A jxold Ear-ring, with pearl drops. - 

1113. A Bird, with outstretched wings, wearing the crown 
of Osiris. 

1114. A Human Head, carved in lime-stone, apparently a 
fragment of a built up figure ; probably the head 
of a Sphinx. 

This head was found at Benha il Assel, in lower Egypt. Benha is cele- 
brated for its honey, and had the honor of supplying the prophet Mahomet 
with a present of honey when he entered Egypt. HeQce its name, " il 
Assel," which signifies "of the honey." Benha was the country residence 
of tlie late Abbas Pacea, who was murdered there in 1854, 

1115. The head of one of the Pharaohs, in white marble. 

This was bronght from Thebes by Dr. George Abbott. Being without 
dr.te, it is not possible to assign it to any particular personage or era. 

1116. The head of a King, from Benha. 

1117. A small wooden Statue, from Thebes, having the 
name of Thothmes III. inscribed. 

1118. A wooden figure of a Slave, with Ms hands bound 
behind him, and his face upturned, as though im- 
ploring his conquerors to grant him liberty. 



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